From: Wolfgang Bangerth Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 04:59:07 +0000 (-0600) Subject: Update documentation of class Vector. X-Git-Tag: v9.1.0-rc1~291^2 X-Git-Url: https://gitweb.dealii.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=d16e5bcfbd81ac9f1303b3cfda95b67374a1ce71;p=dealii.git Update documentation of class Vector. --- diff --git a/include/deal.II/lac/vector.h b/include/deal.II/lac/vector.h index b413f686b1..5ba9658531 100644 --- a/include/deal.II/lac/vector.h +++ b/include/deal.II/lac/vector.h @@ -78,15 +78,22 @@ namespace parallel */ /** - * Numerical vector of data. For this class there are different types of - * functions available. The first type of function initializes the vector, - * changes its size, or computes the norm of the vector in order to measure - * its length in a suitable norm. The second type helps us to manipulate the - * components of the vector. The third type defines the algebraic operations - * for vectors, while the last type defines a few input and output functions. - * As opposed to the array of the C++ standard library called @p vector (with - * a lowercase "v"), this class implements an element of a vector space - * suitable for numerical computations. + * A class that represents a vector of numerical elements. As for the + * other classes, in the @ref Vectors group, this class has a substantial + * number of member functions. These include: + * - functions that initialize the vector or change its size; + * - functions that compute properties of the vector, such as a variety of + * norms; + * - functions that allow reading from or writing to individual elements of the + * vector; + * - functions that implement algebraic operations for vectors, such as + * addition of vectors; and + * - functions that allow inputting and outputting the data stored by vectors. + * + * In contrast to the C++ standard library class `std::vector`, this class + * intends to implement not simply an array that allows access to its elements, + * but indeed a vector that is a member of the mathematical concept of a + * "vector space" suitable for numerical computations. * * @note Instantiations for this template are provided for @, * @, @@>, @@>;