SNES Function norm meaning

Dear all,

I am using SNESSolve to solve PDEs. During the iterative process, PETSc prints the norm of the SNES function at each iteration. I would like to understand what this SNES function norm actually represents. I tried computing it myself after the solution was obtained, but I couldn’t match the value reported by PETSc.

My question may be naive, but I am new to FreeFEM/PETSc-based computations, and I couldn’t find detailed documentation on this topic.

Thank you for your help!

Best regards,

Ilyan

PETSc displays the norm of the vector F(u).