com.numericalmethod.suanshu.optimization.problem

Interface IterativeMinimizer<S>

Type Parameters:

S - the minimizer type

All Superinterfaces:

IterativeMethod<S>, MinimizationSolution<S>, java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

BFGS.BFGSImpl, DEOptim.Solution, GaussNewton.MySteepestDescent.GaussNewtonImpl, HomogeneousPathFollowing.Solution, Huang.HuangImpl, NelderMead.Solution, NewtonRaphson.NewtonRaphsonImpl, Powell.PowellImpl, PrimalDualInteriorPoint.Solution, PrimalDualPathFollowing.Solution, QPPrimalActiveSetSolver.Solution, QuasiNewton.QuasiNewtonImpl, SimpleGridMinimizer.Solution, SQPActiveSetSolver.Solution, SQPActiveSetSolverForOnlyInequalityConstraint.Solution, SteepestDescent.SteepestDescentImpl, Zangwill.ZangwillImpl

public interface IterativeMinimizer<S>
extends MinimizationSolution<S>, IterativeMethod<S>

Many minimization algorithms work by starting from some given initials and iteratively moving toward an approximate solution.

See Also:

Wikipedia: Iterative methods

Method Summary

Methods inherited from interface com.numericalmethod.suanshu.optimization.problem.MinimizationSolution

minimizer, minimum

Methods inherited from interface com.numericalmethod.suanshu.algorithm.iterative.IterativeMethod

search, setInitials, step