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There is a matrix, whose components explicitly depend on two variables. For some values of these variables, the determinant vanishes. I need to compute analytically the second derivative of the determinant with respect to these two variables. The inverse matrix does not exist for these values of variables. I found a very nice relationship here Second Derivative of a Determinant However, it is based on the "modified" Jacobi formula for the first derivative, where the adjugate matrix has been replaced by a product of the determinant and the inverse matrix. I cannot apply it, because in my case the inverse matrix does not exist. If we dont'do this replacement, we will need the first derivative of the adjugate matrix. Does a relationship for the derivative of the adjugate matrix exist?

Diane
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