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Two successive FindMinimum -> Bug?

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  • Subject: [mg74312] Two successive FindMinimum -> Bug?
  • From: Dmitry Garanin <dgaranin at yahoo.com>
  • Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 00:47:26 -0500 (EST)

Hi All,

I am trying to solve a problem that requires application of FindMinimum (or similar rutines two times and it does not work. Here is a simplified example:


fxt[x_,t_]=(x^2-t)^2  (* Searching for a minimal t for which fxt turns to zero *)
tminx[x_]:=t/.FindMinimum[fxt[x,t],{t,1}][[2]] (* Finding the minimizing t for a given x *)
tminabs=FindMinimum[tminx[x],{x,1}]  (* Minimizing this t with respect to x. The result should be tminabs=0 at x=0 *)

The last command here does not work since, evidently tminx[x] (that is x^2 for us humans) is not treated as a regular function.

Is there a bug here or I am doing something wrong??

Help is appreciated.


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