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/**
 * @defgroup numerics Numerical algorithms
 *
 * This module groups a diverse set of classes that generally implement some
 * sort of numerical algorithm on top all the basic triangulation, DoFHandler,
 * and finite element classes in the library. They are generally unconnected
 * to each other.
 *
 * Some of the classes, like DerivativeApproximation, KellyErrorEstimator and
 * SolutionTransfer, act on solutions already obtained, and compute derived
 * quantities in the first two cases, or help transferring a set of vectors
 * from one mesh to another.
 *
 * The namespaces MatrixCreator, MatrixTools, and VectorTools provide an
 * assortment of services, such as creating a Laplace matrix, projecting or
 * interpolating a function onto the present finite element space, etc.  The
 * difference to the functions in the DoFTools and FETools functions is that
 * they work on vectors (i.e. members of a finite element function space on a
 * given triangulation) or help in the creation of it. On the other hand, the
 * DoFTools functions only act on a given DoFHandler object without reference
 * to a data vector, and the FETools objects generally work with finite
 * element classes but again without any associated data vectors.
 */
