Re: Function of N variable
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- Subject: [mg121101] Re: Function of N variable
- From: Sam Takoy <sam.takoy at yahoo.com>
- Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2011 04:05:18 -0400 (EDT)
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E.G, the following?
Grad[f_][x__] := Switch[Length[{x}],
1, {Derivative[1][f][x]},
2, {Derivative[1, 0][f][x], Derivative[0, 1][f][x]},
3, {Derivative[1, 0, 0][f][x], Derivative[0, 1, 0][f][x],
Derivative[0, 0, 1][f][x]},
4, {Derivative[1, 0, 0, 0][f][x], Derivative[0, 1, 0, 0][f][x],
Derivative[0, 0, 1, 0][f][x], Derivative[0, 0, 0, 1][f][x]}]
f[x_, y_] = x^2 + y^2;
Grad[f][x, y]
Thanks!
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From: Ethan Dyer <ethansdyer at gmail.com>
To: Sam Takoy <sam.takoy at yahoo.com>
Cc: "mathgroup at smc.vnet.net" <mathgroup at smc.vnet.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2011 9:24 AM
Subject: [mg121101] Re: Function of N variable
Sam,
Mathematica allows one to define functions that take an arbitrary number of arguments using double underscore (BlankSequence) or triple underscore (BlankNullSequence)
For instance F[args__]:={args} takes in any number of arguments except zero.
A function defined with three underscores can take any number including zero.
Ethan
On Aug 27, 2011, at 8:17 AM, Sam Takoy <sam.takoy at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have put together a few function for differential geometry in 3D.
> All my functions were of the kind F(z1_, z2_, z3_). Now I want to
> generalize to 4D, then 5D, etc. Is there a good way to represent a
> function of N variables? For example, I want to be able to say grad[F]
> [???] to obtain a list of N function (partial derivatives) of N
> variables. I understand these are vague questions, but I am only
> looking for some keywords.
>
> Many thanks in advance,
>
>
> Sam
>
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