Question #96782 on DOLFIN changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/dolfin/+question/96782
Status: Open => Answered
Anders Logg proposed the following answer:
On Sat, Jan 09, 2010 at 05:22:23PM -0000, Lex wrote:
> New question #96782 on DOLFIN:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/dolfin/+question/96782
>
> Hello,
>
> i want to calculate some electromagnetic finite element formulations, where
> some of the constants, like permeability, are complex numbers. As i found no
> support for complex numbers, my first intention was to use the GenericMatrix
> interface, but the get, set and add methods in the interface are all using
> double values. So my question: Is it possible to use complex matrices and
> numbers with the assembler and solver classes or are they restricted to real
> matrices? Or am i understanding something completely wrong?
>
> Regards and thanks in advance,
> Alex
It's currently limited to doubles. This means that you need to rewrite
your equation as a system of real and imaginary parts and then solve
it as a system.
--
Anders
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