petsc4py.PETSc.NullSpace#

class petsc4py.PETSc.NullSpace#

Bases: Object

Nullspace object.

See also

MatNullSpace

Methods Summary

`create`([constant, vectors, comm])	Create the null space.
`createRigidBody`(coords)	Create rigid body modes from coordinates.
`destroy`()	Destroy the null space.
`getFunction`()	Return the callback to remove the nullspace.
`getVecs`()	Return the vectors defining the null space.
`hasConstant`()	Return whether the null space contains the constant.
`remove`(vec)	Remove all components of a null space from a vector.
`setFunction`(function[, args, kargs])	Set the callback to remove the nullspace.
`test`(mat)	Return if the claimed null space is valid for a matrix.
`view`([viewer])	View the null space.

Methods Documentation

create(constant=False, vectors=(), comm=None)#

Create the null space.

Collective.

Parameters:

constant (bool) – A flag to indicate the null space contains the constant vector.
vectors (Sequence[Vec]) – The sequence of vectors that span the null space.
comm – MPI communicator, defaults to Sys.getDefaultComm.

Return type:

Self

See also

destroy, MatNullSpaceCreate

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/Mat.pyx:5799

createRigidBody(coords)#

Create rigid body modes from coordinates.

Collective.

Parameters:: coords (Vec) – The block coordinates of each node. Requires the block size to have been set.
Return type:: Self

See also

MatNullSpaceCreateRigidBody

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/Mat.pyx:5835

destroy()#

Destroy the null space.

Collective.

See also

create, MatNullSpaceDestroy

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/Mat.pyx:5786

Return type:: Self

getFunction()#

Return the callback to remove the nullspace.

Not collective.

See also

setFunction

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/Mat.pyx:5926

Return type:: MatNullFunction

getVecs()#

Return the vectors defining the null space.

Not collective.

See also

MatNullSpaceGetVecs

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/Mat.pyx:5904

Return type:: list[Vec]

hasConstant()#

Return whether the null space contains the constant.

Not collective.

See also

MatNullSpaceGetVecs

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/Mat.pyx:5890

Return type:: bool

remove(vec)#

Remove all components of a null space from a vector.

Collective.

Parameters:: vec (Vec) – The vector from which the null space is removed.
Return type:: None

See also

MatNullSpaceRemove

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/Mat.pyx:5940

setFunction(function, args=None, kargs=None)#

Set the callback to remove the nullspace.

Logically collective.

Parameters:

function (MatNullFunction) – The callback.
args (tuple[Any, ...] | None) – Positional arguments for the callback.
kargs (dict[str, Any] | None) – Keyword arguments for the callback.

Return type: