Hi,

Yes, I am definitely interested in adding computational
differentiation to JSci.

Mark


--- In jsci@yahoogroups.com, "matematico999" <jgleeson@s...> wrote:
> Mark,
>
> I am interested in experimenting with automatic computation of
derivatives in Java. See <http://www.autodiff.org/> for more on
computational differentiation. Packages exist for other languages
(e.g., Fortan, C, C++, MATLAB), but not for Java.
> Actually, there is an implementation in the dynamical system anlysis
package Janet <http://www.fys.dtu.dk/~janet/>, but I am curious about
a different approach.
>
> JSci looks like a lovely place to start, with its abstract algebraic
foundation, polynomial class, and tensors thay may be useful for higer
order derivatives.
>
> Is anyone else working on a feature like this for JSci?
>
> Might there be interest in including computational differentiation
in JSci? It has numerous applications in science and engineering.
>
> Thanks,
> John Gleeson