Re: minimization algorithms
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- Subject: [mg33597] Re: minimization algorithms
- From: "Michal Kvasnicka" <mkvasnicka at volny.cz>
- Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 01:13:19 -0500 (EST)
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See the following pages: http://solon.cma.univie.ac.at/~neum/glopt.html or http://plato.la.asu.edu/guide.html Michal "Wassim Jalbout" <wj01 at aub.edu.lb> pí¹e v diskusním pøíspìvku news:a8bqi0$3ha$1 at smc.vnet.net... > Dear all, > > When I use mathematica to minimize a function of 12 unknowns subject to > several constraints, things either don't work out ... or it takes too > much time. > > I have heard of some algorithms by a company called NAG based in the UK, > and it seems that they will perform quite complicated minimizations. > > Does anyone know if there are such algorithms (besides mathematica) > available to download from the web for free? (by NAG or any other > company)... > > thanks, > wassim >