Table of Contents

Copying conditions
Introduction
1. Overview

1.1 Numerical tools as objects
1.2 Syntactic rules used in this document
1.3 Comments
1.4 Includes
1.5 Which problems can GetDP actually solve?

2. Expressions

2.1 Definition
2.2 Constants
2.3 Operators

2.3.1 Operator types
2.3.2 Evaluation order

2.4 Functions
2.5 Current values
2.6 Arguments
2.7 Registers
2.8 Fields
2.9 Loops and conditionals

3. Objects

3.1 Group: defining topological entities
3.2 Function: defining global and piecewise expressions
3.3 Constraint: specifying constraints on function spaces and formulations
3.4 FunctionSpace: building function spaces
3.5 Jacobian: defining jacobian methods
3.6 Integration: defining integration methods
3.7 Formulation: building equations
3.8 Resolution: solving systems of equations
3.9 PostProcessing: exploiting computational results
3.10 PostOperation: exporting results

4. Types for objects

4.1 Types for Group
4.2 Types for Function

4.2.1 Math functions
4.2.2 Extended math functions
4.2.3 Green functions
4.2.4 Type manipulation functions
4.2.5 Coordinate functions
4.2.6 Miscellaneous functions

4.3 Types for Constraint
4.4 Types for FunctionSpace
4.5 Types for Jacobian
4.6 Types for Integration
4.7 Types for Formulation
4.8 Types for Resolution
4.9 Types for PostProcessing
4.10 Types for PostOperation

5. Short examples

5.1 Constant expression examples
5.2 Group examples
5.3 Function examples
5.4 Constraint examples
5.5 FunctionSpace examples

5.5.1 Nodal finite element spaces
5.5.2 High order nodal finite element space
5.5.3 Nodal finite element space with floating potentials
5.5.4 Edge finite element space
5.5.5 Edge finite element space with gauge condition
5.5.6 Coupled edge and nodal finite element spaces
5.5.7 Coupled edge and nodal finite element spaces for multiply connected domains

5.6 Jacobian examples
5.7 Integration examples
5.8 Formulation examples

5.8.1 Electrostatic scalar potential formulation
5.8.2 Electrostatic scalar potential formulation with floating potentials and electric charges
5.8.3 Magnetostatic 3D vector potential formulation
5.8.4 Magnetodynamic 3D or 2D magnetic field and magnetic scalar potential formulation
5.8.5 Nonlinearities, Mixed formulations, ...

5.9 Resolution examples

5.9.1 Static resolution (electrostatic problem)
5.9.2 Frequency domain resolution (magnetodynamic problem)
5.9.3 Time domain resolution (magnetodynamic problem)
5.9.4 Nonlinear time domain resolution (magnetodynamic problem)
5.9.5 Coupled formulations

5.10 PostProcessing examples
5.11 PostOperation examples

6. Complete examples

6.1 Electrostatic problem
6.2 Magnetostatic problem
6.3 Magnetodynamic problem

7. Running GetDP
8. File formats

8.1 Input file format
8.2 Output file format

8.2.1 File `.pre'
8.2.2 File `.res'

9. Bugs, versions and credits

9.1 Bugs
9.2 Versions
9.3 Credits

A. Tips and tricks
B. Frequently asked questions
C. Gmsh examples
D. License
Concept index
Metasyntactic variable index
Syntax index