From 5675f24c52c94fb289f4b7836355d78d7908ed9d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Steven G. Johnson" Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2024 15:23:54 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update doc/docs/Python_Tutorials/Adjoint_Solver.md --- doc/docs/Python_Tutorials/Adjoint_Solver.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/docs/Python_Tutorials/Adjoint_Solver.md b/doc/docs/Python_Tutorials/Adjoint_Solver.md index cd998a1a7..7e246115d 100644 --- a/doc/docs/Python_Tutorials/Adjoint_Solver.md +++ b/doc/docs/Python_Tutorials/Adjoint_Solver.md @@ -804,8 +804,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__": ) ``` -Adjoint Gradient of a Level Set -------------------------------- +Derivatives with Respect to Shape Parameters +-------------------------------------------- It is also possible to compute the derivative of the Meep outputs with respect to a geometric parameter via a [level-set](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Level_set) formulation (an implicit-function representation of a material discontinuity) using the density-based adjoint solver. This is useful for applications involving [shape optimization](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shape_optimization) of explicitly parameterized geometries.