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incorrect 2nd derivative of complex exponential #653

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@stevengj

This, from discourse, looks like a bug:

julia> p(s) = exp(1im*(2π*s - π/2));

julia> p′(s) = ForwardDiff.derivative(p, s);

julia> p″(s) = ForwardDiff.derivative(p′, s);

julia> p″(0.2499999999999)
-39.47841760435743 + 2.4807694081270598e-11im

julia> p″(0.25)
0.0 + 0.0im

I don't think mere floating-point error can explain why p″(0.25) is suddenly zero — looks like a misplaced conditional or something. Note that the correct answer for p″(0.25) is exactly -(2π)² ≈ -39.47841760435743.

(The first derivative p′ looks okay.)

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