Generalization of the formula of Faa di Bruno for a composite function with a vector argument

The paper presents a new explicit formula for the nth total derivative of a composite function with a vector argument. The well-known formula of Faa di Bruno gives an expression for the nth derivative of a composite function with a scalar argument. The formula proposed represents a straightforward g...

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Main Author: Rumen L. Mishkov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2000-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171200002970
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description The paper presents a new explicit formula for the nth total derivative of a composite function with a vector argument. The well-known formula of Faa di Bruno gives an expression for the nth derivative of a composite function with a scalar argument. The formula proposed represents a straightforward generalization of Faa di Bruno's formula and gives an explicit expression for the nth total derivative of a composite function when the argument is a vector with an arbitrary number of components. In this sense, the formula of Faa di Bruno is its special case. The mathematical tools used include differential operators, polynomials, and Diophantine equations. An example is shown for illustration.
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spelling doaj-art-4c983f8fbda44173b2d2667424b26f662025-08-20T03:34:18ZengWileyInternational Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences0161-17121687-04252000-01-0124748149110.1155/S0161171200002970Generalization of the formula of Faa di Bruno for a composite function with a vector argumentRumen L. Mishkov0Str. Asen Zlatarov 32A, Plovdiv 4000, BulgariaThe paper presents a new explicit formula for the nth total derivative of a composite function with a vector argument. The well-known formula of Faa di Bruno gives an expression for the nth derivative of a composite function with a scalar argument. The formula proposed represents a straightforward generalization of Faa di Bruno's formula and gives an explicit expression for the nth total derivative of a composite function when the argument is a vector with an arbitrary number of components. In this sense, the formula of Faa di Bruno is its special case. The mathematical tools used include differential operators, polynomials, and Diophantine equations. An example is shown for illustration.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171200002970
spellingShingle Rumen L. Mishkov
Generalization of the formula of Faa di Bruno for a composite function with a vector argument
International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
title Generalization of the formula of Faa di Bruno for a composite function with a vector argument
title_full Generalization of the formula of Faa di Bruno for a composite function with a vector argument
title_fullStr Generalization of the formula of Faa di Bruno for a composite function with a vector argument
title_full_unstemmed Generalization of the formula of Faa di Bruno for a composite function with a vector argument
title_short Generalization of the formula of Faa di Bruno for a composite function with a vector argument
title_sort generalization of the formula of faa di bruno for a composite function with a vector argument
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171200002970
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