Re: Re: Problem with NMaximize
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- Subject: [mg90109] Re: [mg90094] Re: Problem with NMaximize
- From: DrMajorBob <drmajorbob at att.net>
- Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 05:35:38 -0400 (EDT)
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- Reply-to: drmajorbob at longhorns.com
In that case, it's YOUR turn to explain why NMaximize leaves the feasible region in the OP's problem. Bobby On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 04:54:54 -0500, Bill Rowe <readnews at sbcglobal.net> wrote: > On 6/27/08 at 6:16 AM, drmajorbob at att.net (DrMajorBob) wrote: > >> NSolve and NMaximize generally use a kind of secant search, using >> previous attempts to extrapolate to a new and (hopefully) better >> one. > > I do not know what algorithms NSolve uses. But the documentation > for NMinimize and NMaximize indicate the algorithms used are not > well described as a "kind of secant search, using previous > attempts to extrapolate" > > See: > > tutorial/ConstrainedOptimizationOverview > > -- DrMajorBob at longhorns.com