function d=hess_element(func,element1,element2,args) % function d=hess_element(func,element1,element2,args) % returns an entry of the finite differences approximation to the hessian of func % % INPUTS % func [function name] string with name of the function % element1 [int] the indices showing the element within the hessian that should be returned % element2 [int] % args [cell array] arguments provided to func % % OUTPUTS % d [double] the (element1,element2) entry of the hessian % % SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS % none % Copyright (C) 2010-2011 Dynare Team % % This file is part of Dynare. % % Dynare is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify % it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by % the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or % (at your option) any later version. % % Dynare is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, % but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of % MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the % GNU General Public License for more details. % % You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License % along with Dynare. If not, see . func = str2func(func); h=10e-6; p10 = args; p01 = args; m10 = args; m01 = args; p11 = args; m11 = args; for i=1:size(args,2) if i==element1 p10{i} = p10{i} + h; m10{i} = m10{i} - h; p11{i} = p11{i} + h; m11{i} = m11{i} - h; end if i==element2 p01{i} = p01{i} + h; m01{i} = m01{i} - h; p11{i} = p11{i} + h; m11{i} = m11{i} - h; end end % From Abramowitz and Stegun. Handbook of Mathematical Functions (1965) % formulas 25.3.24 and 25.3.27 p. 884 if element1==element2 d = (16*func(p10{:})... +16*func(m10{:})... -30*func(args{:})... -func(p11{:})... -func(m11{:}))/(12*h^2); else d = (func(p10{:})... +func(m10{:})... +func(p01{:})... +func(m01{:})... -2*func(args{:})... -func(p11{:})... -func(m11{:}))/(-2*h^2); end