摘要
In this paper, the extremum of second-order directional derivatives, i.e. the gradient of first-order derivatives is discussed. Given second-order directional derivatives in three nonparallel directions, or given second-order directional derivatives and mixed directional derivatives in two nonparallel directions, the formulae for the extremum of second-order directional derivatives are derived, and the directions corresponding to maximum and minimum are perpendicular to each other.
In this paper, the extremum of second-order directional derivatives, i.e. the gradient of first-order derivatives is discussed. Given second-order directional derivatives in three nonparallel directions, or given second-order directional derivatives and mixed directional derivatives in two nonparallel directions, the formulae for the extremum of second-order directional derivatives are derived, and the directions corresponding to maximum and minimum are perpendicular to each other.
基金
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (10871029,11071025)
the Foundation of CAEP (2010A0202010)
the Foundation of National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Computational Physics
