[Getdp] gradient of a user defined function in getdp

[Benjamin Vial]

Dear all,

I have defined a scalar function in 2D that depends on spatial variables 
x and y, for example
Function{
     F[] =X[]^2 + Y[]^2 ;
}
*Is there a way to compute its gradient in getdp?* (I know I can do this 
analytically but eventually I would get
more complex expressions and it would be great to have a way to 
automatically do that)
As far as I understand, the Grad/d syntax only works for discretized 
quantities
represented between braces |{}|
This is with the aim to use Grad F in the weak formulation at some point.
Could this be done during the postprocessing/postoperation steps?

Some thoughts at the minute:
-  export F[X,Y] to a .pos file, compute the gradient using gmsh plugin, 
write back to a .pos file
     and load it in getdp using gmshread.
-  do the same thing described here: 
http://onelab.info/wiki/Tutorial/Coupled_problems
     i.e. solve a dummy auxiliary problem to copy F into a field F_aux 
and then use {Grad F_aux}
     to postprocess the gradient

Both ideas look really hacky and I wonder if there is a simpler solution.
Having read the doc and the forums I cannot find a way to do this, I 
must be missing something.
Finally, I also spotted this in the changelog:

2.5.0 (March 12, 2015): added option to embed Octave and Python interpreters;
*extended "Field" functions with gradient;*

I think this might be helping but I there is no other mention of this in 
the doc.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Best,

Ben

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  BENJAMIN VIAL


        Postdoctoral research assistant


        Antennas & Electromagnetics research group
        <http://antennas.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/>


        Queen Mary, University of London <http://www.qmul.ac.uk/>


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