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Re: numerical differentiation?
- To: Dave Morrison <dave at bnl dot gov>
- Subject: Re: numerical differentiation?
- From: Brian Gough <bjg at network-theory dot co dot uk>
- Date: Mon, 22 May 2000 21:10:09 +0100 (BST)
- Cc: GSL mailing list <gsl-discuss at sourceware dot cygnus dot com>
- References: <39297CAF.C40CD9AA@bnl.gov>
Yes, that would be very useful, especially if there is an estimate of
the error in the derivative.
Don't feel constrained by omissions in the TODO file -- it is not an
exhaustive list. As a general rule anything that's covered by
existing proprietary libraries is desirable for GSL.
Dave Morrison writes:
> Hi all,
>
> Is there any interest in adding routines for numerical differentiation
> to GSL? I've seen algorithms which appear to be public domain, so it
> shouldn't be all that much work, I don't think. I don't see numerical
> differentiation mentioned in the main TODO file, so I couldn't tell
> whether this is a topic of interest or not.
>
> Cheers,
> Dave
>
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