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1 #ifndef PETSCSECTIONTYPES_H
2 #define PETSCSECTIONTYPES_H
3 
4 /* SUBMANSEC = PetscSection */
5 
6 /*S
7   PetscSection - Mapping from integers in a designated range to contiguous sets of integers.
8 
9   In contrast to `IS`, which maps from integers to single integers, the range of a `PetscSection` is in the space of
10   contiguous sets of integers. These ranges are frequently interpreted as domains of other array-like objects,
11   especially other `PetscSection`, `Vec`s, and `IS`s. The domain is set with `PetscSectionSetChart()` and does not need to
12   start at 0. For each point in the domain of a `PetscSection`, the output set is represented through an offset and a
13   count, which are set using `PetscSectionSetOffset()` and `PetscSectionSetDof()` respectively. Lookup is typically using
14   accessors or routines like `VecGetValuesSection()`.
15 
16   The `PetscSection` object and methods are intended to be used in the PETSc `Vec` and `Mat` implementations. The indices returned by the `PetscSection` are appropriate for the kind of `Vec` it is associated with. For example, if the vector being indexed is a local vector, we call the section a local section. If the section indexes a global vector, we call it a global section. For parallel vectors, like global vectors, we use negative indices to indicate dofs owned by other processes.
17 
18   Level: beginner
19 
20 .seealso: [PetscSection](sec_petscsection), `PetscSectionCreate()`, `PetscSectionDestroy()`, `PetscSectionSym`
21 S*/
22 typedef struct _p_PetscSection *PetscSection;
23 
24 /*S
25   PetscSectionSym - Symmetries of the data referenced by a `PetscSection`.
26 
27   Often the order of data index by a `PetscSection` is meaningful, and describes additional structure, such as points on a
28   line, grid, or lattice.  If the data is accessed from a different "orientation", then the image of the data under
29   access then undergoes a symmetry transformation.  A `PetscSectionSym` specifies these symmetries.  The types of
30   symmetries that can be specified are of the form R * P, where R is a diagonal matrix of scalars, and P is a permutation.
31 
32   Level: developer
33 
34 .seealso: `PetscSection`, `PetscSectionSymCreate()`, `PetscSectionSymDestroy()`, `PetscSectionSetSym()`, `PetscSectionGetSym()`, `PetscSectionSetFieldSym()`,
35           `PetscSectionGetFieldSym()`, `PetscSectionGetSymPoints()`, `PetscSectionSymType`, `PetscSectionSymSetType()`, `PetscSectionSymGetType()`
36 S*/
37 typedef struct _p_PetscSectionSym *PetscSectionSym;
38 
39 /*J
40   PetscSectionSymType - String with the name of a `PetscSectionSym` type.
41 
42   Level: developer
43 
44   Note:
45   `PetscSectionSym` has no default implementation, but is used by `DM` in `PetscSectionSymCreateLabel()`.
46 
47 .seealso: `PetscSectionSymSetType()`, `PetscSectionSymGetType()`, `PetscSectionSym`, `PetscSectionSymCreate()`, `PetscSectionSymRegister()`
48 J*/
49 typedef const char *PetscSectionSymType;
50 
51 #endif
52