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Are the solver algorithms part of the standard library or part of the execution engine? i.e., are Solve/DSolve/etc. written in plain Mathematica code, or are th
by wfunction 10y ago
Are the solver algorithms part of the standard library or part of the execution engine? i.e., are Solve/DSolve/etc. written in plain Mathematica code, or are they special somehow?
- tnecniv 10y agoYou can call external code from Mathematica, so they can be part of the standard lib and be special.
- wfunction 10y agoOK, but that doesn't answer my question...
- dekhn 10y agoThis is a great question. I suspect they use hard-coded stuff deep in the math kernel for efficiency. I remember the Mathematica book goes into detail on this, but I don't recall the specifics.