pracma (version 1.7.0)

fminbnd: Finding Function Minimum

Description

Find minimum of single-variable function on fixed interval.

Usage

fminbnd(f, a, b, ..., maxiter = 1000, maximum = FALSE,
        tol = .Machine$double.eps^(2/3))

Arguments

f

function whose minimum or maximum is to be found.

a, b

endpoints of the interval to be searched.

maxiter

maximal number of iterations.

maximum

logical; shall maximum or minimum be found; default FALSE.

tol

relative tolerance.

...

additional variables to be passed to the function.

Value

• List with
• xmin
  location of the minimum resp. maximum.
• fmin
  function value at the optimum.
• niter
  number of iterations used.
• estim.prec
  estimated precision.

Details

fminbnd finds the minimum of a function of one variable within a fixed interval. It applies Brent's algorithm, based on golden section search and parabolic interpolation.

fminbnd may only give local solutions. fminbnd never evaluates f at the endpoints.

References

R. P. Brent (1973). Algorithms for Minimization Without Derivatives. Dover Publications, reprinted 2002.

See Also

fibsearch, golden_ratio

Examples

fminbnd(cos, 3, 4)          # x = 3.141593  , fval = -1
f <- function(x) x^3-2*x-5
fminbnd(f, 0, 2)            # x = 0.8164966 , fval = -6.088662