Derivatives of functions lifted through (X, Z, τ) ↦ (|X|, Z, τ) #
A function g of the meridional variables ((R, Z), τ) is lifted to the variables
(X, Z, τ) ∈ ℝ⁴ × ℝ × ℝ of eq:aniso:zoom:lifted by composing with zoomLiftPoint. Off the axis
X = 0 the lift is differentiable, and its derivatives in the coordinate directions are
∂_{X_i} (g ∘ L) = ∂_R g · X_i / R, ∂_Z (g ∘ L) = ∂_Z g, ∂_τ (g ∘ L) = ∂_τ g
(fderiv_comp_zoomLiftPoint_radial, fderiv_comp_zoomLiftPoint_vertical,
fderiv_comp_zoomLiftPoint_time). The derivative of G ∘ L · X_i / R in the direction X_i
is ∂_R G · X_i² / R² + G · (1 / R - X_i² / R³) (fderiv_comp_zoomLiftPoint_mul_dir); summed
over the four radial directions this produces the radial operator ∂_RR + 3 R⁻¹ ∂_R of
eq:aniso:zoom:finite:equation and the divergence ∂_R V + 3 V / R + ∂_Z W of the drift of
eq:drift:Bn:def.
Meridional slices #
A directional derivative is the derivative along the line.
The one-variable core #
The lift #
The lift is differentiable off the axis.
The lift is differentiable off the axis.
The lift is smooth off the axis.
Moving along a radial coordinate direction.
∂_{X_i} (g ∘ L) = ∂_R g · X_i / R off the axis.
∂_Z (g ∘ L) = ∂_Z g off the axis.
∂_τ (g ∘ L) = ∂_τ g off the axis.
∂_{X_i} (G ∘ L · X_i / R) = ∂_R G · X_i² / R² + G · (1 / R - X_i² / R³) off the axis.