JuliaDiff / JuliaDiff/ForwardDiff.jl

How to compute tensor

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Description

Hi, I have defined a tensor like presented in the documentation:

function tensor(f, x)
    n = length(x)
    out = ForwardDiff.jacobian(y -> ForwardDiff.hessian(f, y), x)
    return reshape(out, n, n, n)
end

But when defined like this the tensors are just full of NaNs...
I used a simple Rosenbrock function as an example.
f(x) = 100*(x[2]-x[1]^2)^2+(x[1]-1)^2
The gradient are hessians are working just fine.

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Reproduce the reported tensor function in Julia with the Rosenbrock function and inspect the ForwardDiff.jacobian/ForwardDiff.hessian composition shown in the issue. Compare it with the tensor example in the documentation; done means determining whether the NaNs are expected behavior or a bug and recording the explanation or required documentation change.

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julia
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backend
Issue type
Bug
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