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arxiv: 1410.3493 · v3 · pith:AMHI24ZKnew · submitted 2014-10-13 · 🧮 math.CA

How to stare at the higher-order n-dimensional chain rule without losing your marbles

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Given two real functions on the real line f and g, the Faa di Bruno provides the higher order derivative of the composition of f and g, as a summation over the lower order derivatives of f and g individually. The corresponding multi-dimensional generalization is substantially more difficult due to the complicated combinatorial considerations one must take into account when dealing with standard multi-indices. In this note we provide a simple statement and derivation of the multi-dimensional Faa di Bruno formula by resorting to notions from multiset theory.

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