>xiaoniu wrote:
>> Dear FFTW experts,
>> 
>> I want to do the partial derivative for a 3D function by FFTW.
>> 
>> For example, I have a 3D function P(x,y,z), and I want to compute
dP/dx
>> and dP/dy (I can not find the symbol for partial so I use "d" here). As
I
>> remembered:
>> 1. Determine dP/dx:(P is a 3D data)
>> (1)I should do fourier transfrom of P(x,y,z) with x direction(1D
transform
>> for 3D data)
>> (2)multiply with i*Wx
>> (3)inverse transform also with x direction (1D transform for 3D data)
>> 
>> 2. Determine dP/dx:(P is a 3D data)
>> (1)I should do fourier transfrom of P(x,y,z) with y direction(1D
transform
>> for 3D data). This should be different from the fourier transfrom of
>> P(x,y,z) with x direction.
>> (2)multiply with i*Wy
>> (3)inverse transform with y direction (1D transform for 3D data)
>> 
>> I can not find a subrouine from FFTW to do this 1D fourier transform
for
>> 3D data.(From the FFTW document, I only find 1D tranform for 1D data,
3D
>> transform for 3D data). Could you please help me figure out how to do
the
>> tranform in different dimension for a 3D data by FFTW?
>> 
>> Thanks in advance!!
>> Xiaoniu
>> 
>I'm no FFTW expert, but you should be able to do a 3D transform, 
>multiply by i*Wx, then do the inverse for the partial in the x 
>direction, with a similar operation for the y direction.  You will do a 
>bunch of extra computations, but that's life.
>
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>
>Tim Wescott
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>
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>
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Thank you Tim. I tried in the way as you suggested and it worked.
Thanks a lot!

xiaoniu wrote:

> I want to do the partial derivative for a 3D function by FFTW.
> 
> For example, I have a 3D function P(x,y,z), and I want to
> compute dP/dx and dP/dy (I can not find the symbol for partial
> so I use "d" here).

Any such symbol would not be ASCII, hence not very suitable for NNTP 
transmission.

> As I remembered:
> 1. Determine dP/dx:(P is a 3D data)
> (1)I should do fourier transfrom of P(x,y,z) with x direction(1D
> transform for 3D data)
> (2)multiply with i*Wx
> (3)inverse transform also with x direction (1D transform for 3D
> data) 

> I can not find a subrouine from FFTW to do this 1D fourier
> transform for 3D data.(From the FFTW document, I only find 1D
> tranform for 1D data, 3D transform for 3D data).

Apply the 1D transform to each slice P(0..n_x-1, y,z) separately, 
looping over all index pairs (y,z). Proceed analogously for other 
directions.


Martin

-- 
Quidquid latine scriptum sit, altum viditur.

xiaoniu wrote:
> Dear FFTW experts,
> 
> I want to do the partial derivative for a 3D function by FFTW.
> 
> For example, I have a 3D function P(x,y,z), and I want to compute dP/dx
> and dP/dy (I can not find the symbol for partial so I use "d" here). As I
> remembered:
> 1. Determine dP/dx:(P is a 3D data)
> (1)I should do fourier transfrom of P(x,y,z) with x direction(1D transform
> for 3D data)
> (2)multiply with i*Wx
> (3)inverse transform also with x direction (1D transform for 3D data)
> 
> 2. Determine dP/dx:(P is a 3D data)
> (1)I should do fourier transfrom of P(x,y,z) with y direction(1D transform
> for 3D data). This should be different from the fourier transfrom of
> P(x,y,z) with x direction.
> (2)multiply with i*Wy
> (3)inverse transform with y direction (1D transform for 3D data)
> 
> I can not find a subrouine from FFTW to do this 1D fourier transform for
> 3D data.(From the FFTW document, I only find 1D tranform for 1D data, 3D
> transform for 3D data). Could you please help me figure out how to do the
> tranform in different dimension for a 3D data by FFTW?
> 
> Thanks in advance!!
> Xiaoniu
> 
I'm no FFTW expert, but you should be able to do a 3D transform, 
multiply by i*Wx, then do the inverse for the partial in the x 
direction, with a similar operation for the y direction.  You will do a 
bunch of extra computations, but that's life.

-- 

Tim Wescott
Wescott Design Services
http://www.wescottdesign.com

Posting from Google?  See http://cfaj.freeshell.org/google/

"Applied Control Theory for Embedded Systems" came out in April.
See details at http://www.wescottdesign.com/actfes/actfes.html

xiaoniu wrote:

> ... (I can not find the symbol for partial so I use "d" here). ...

Does 'δ' show up on your computer? It doesn't on everyone's.

FWIW: α β γ δ ε η θ ι κ λ μ ν ξ ο π ρ σ (final: ς) τ υ φ χ ψ ω

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Dear FFTW experts,

I want to do the partial derivative for a 3D function by FFTW.

For example, I have a 3D function P(x,y,z), and I want to compute dP/dx
and dP/dy (I can not find the symbol for partial so I use "d" here). As I
remembered:
1. Determine dP/dx:(P is a 3D data)
(1)I should do fourier transfrom of P(x,y,z) with x direction(1D transform
for 3D data)
(2)multiply with i*Wx
(3)inverse transform also with x direction (1D transform for 3D data)

2. Determine dP/dx:(P is a 3D data)
(1)I should do fourier transfrom of P(x,y,z) with y direction(1D transform
for 3D data). This should be different from the fourier transfrom of
P(x,y,z) with x direction.
(2)multiply with i*Wy
(3)inverse transform with y direction (1D transform for 3D data)

I can not find a subrouine from FFTW to do this 1D fourier transform for
3D data.(From the FFTW document, I only find 1D tranform for 1D data, 3D
transform for 3D data). Could you please help me figure out how to do the
tranform in different dimension for a 3D data by FFTW?

Thanks in advance!!
Xiaoniu