Re: NIntegrate with Minimize
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- Subject: [mg53558] Re: NIntegrate with Minimize
- From: "Jens-Peer Kuska" <kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
- Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 05:07:58 -0500 (EST)
- Organization: Uni Leipzig
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Hi,
ff[a_?NumericQ] := First[Minimize[{x + a, 0 < x < 2}, {x}]]
NIntegrate[ff[a], {a, 0, 6}]
Regards
Jens
"Oz" <x_download at hotmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> Hiya,
>
> I'm having trouble performing a numerical integration that involves a
> Minimize. I think it might have something to do with HoldAll, but am not
> sure how to fix it (couldn't find any actual solutions that worked in
> the archives). Any help most appreciated. Here is a simplified version
> of the code (the function and constraints I'm actually using are more
> complicated):
>
> ff[a_] := First[Minimize[{x + a, 0 â?¤ x â?¤ 2}, {x}]]
> NIntegrate[ff[a], {a, 0, 6}]
>
> Mathematica raises a Minimize::objv error, complaining that a+x contains
> a nonconstant expression independent of x, and so the NIntegrate fails.
> Ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Oz
>
>