Scythe-1.0.3
template<matrix_order RO, matrix_style RS, typename T , matrix_order PO, matrix_style PS, typename FUNCTOR >
Matrix<T, RO, RS> scythe::hesscdif ( FUNCTOR  fun,
const Matrix< T, PO, PS > &  theta 
)

Calculate the Hessian of a function using a central difference formula.

This function numerically calculates the Hessian of a vector-valued function using a central difference formula.

Parameters:
funThe function to calculate the Hessian of. This function should take a Matrix (vector) of type T and return a single value of type T.
thetaThe column vector of parameter values at which to calculate the Hessian.
See also:
gradfdif(FUNCTOR fun, const Matrix<T,PO,PS>& theta)
gradfdifls(FUNCTOR fun, T alpha, const Matrix<T,PO1,PS1>& theta, const Matrix<T,PO2,PS2>& p)
jacfdif(FUNCTOR fun, const Matrix<T,PO,PS>& theta)
Exceptions:
scythe_dimension_error
Note:
Users will typically wish to implement fun in terms of a functor. Using a functor provides a generic way in which to evaluate functions with more than one parameter. Furthermore, although one can pass a function pointer to this routine, the compiler cannot inline and fully optimize code referenced by function pointers.

References scythe::Matrix_base< ORDER, STYLE >::isColVector(), scythe::Matrix_base< ORDER, STYLE >::rows(), SCYTHE_CHECK_10, and sqrt().

Referenced by BFGS().