Hessian

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Mathematics concept
gptkbp:appliesTo Scalar-valued functions
gptkbp:containsElement Second partial derivatives
gptkbp:describes Second-order partial derivatives
gptkbp:dimensions n x n (for n variables)
gptkbp:generalizes Second derivative
gptkbp:heldBy Square matrix
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hessian
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Ludwig_Otto_Hesse
gptkbp:refersTo gptkb:Hessian_matrix
Hessian determinant
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Sylvester's_criterion
Jacobian matrix
gptkbp:symmetry Yes (if function is twice continuously differentiable)
gptkbp:usedFor Analyzing curvature
Determining local extrema
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Newton's_method
gptkb:Calculus
gptkb:Taylor_series_expansion
Machine learning
Convexity analysis
Critical point analysis
Multivariable calculus
Optimization
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hesse
gptkb:West_Central_German
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4