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Interface Optimizer<P,S>

Type Parameters:

P - the optimization problem type

S - the optimization solution type

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

ConstrainedMinimizer<P,S>, IPMinimizer<T,S>, LineSearch, LPSimplexSolver<P>, LPSolver<P,S>, Minimizer<P,S>, MinMaxMinimizer<T>, MultivariateMinimizer<S>, UnivariateMinimizer

All Known Implementing Classes:

BFGS, BracketSearch, Brent, BruteForceIPMinimizer, ConjugateGradient, DEOptim, DFP, FerrisMangasarianWrightPhase2, Fibonacci, FirstOrder, Fletcher, FletcherReeves, GaussNewton.MySteepestDescent, GlobalSearchByLocalMinimizer, Golden, GomoryMixedCut, GomoryPureCut, GridSearch, HomogeneousPathFollowing, Huang, ILPBranchAndBound, LeastPth, LPCanonicalSolver, LPTwoPhaseSolver, McCormick, MultivariateMaximizer, NelderMead, NewtonRaphson, Pearson, PenaltyMethodMinimizer, Powell, PrimalDualInteriorPoint, PrimalDualPathFollowing, QPPrimalActiveSetSolver, QuasiNewton, RankOne, SimpleGridMinimizer, SimplexCuttingPlane, SQPActiveSetSolver, SQPActiveSetSolverForOnlyEqualityConstraint1, SQPActiveSetSolverForOnlyEqualityConstraint2, SQPActiveSetSolverForOnlyInequalityConstraint, SteepestDescent, Zangwill

public interface Optimizer<P,S>
extends java.io.Serializable

Optimization, or mathematical programming, refers to choosing the best element from some set of available alternatives. In the simplest case, this means solving problems in which one seeks to minimize (or maximize) a real function by systematically choosing the values of real or integer variables from within an allowed set. The generalization of optimization theory and techniques to other formulations comprises a large area of applied mathematics. More generally, it means finding "best available" values of some objective function given a defined domain, including a variety of different types of objective functions and different types of domains.

This interface defines the input (the optimization problem) and output (the optimization solution) of an optimization algorithm.

See Also:

Wikipedia: Mathematical optimization

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
S	solve(P problem) Solve an optimization problem, e.g., OptimProblem.

Method Detail

solve

S solve(P problem)
 throws java.lang.Exception

Solve an optimization problem, e.g., OptimProblem.

Parameters:

problem - an optimization problem

Returns:

a solution to the optimization problem

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - when there is an error solving the problem