Questions on the optimization functions of Mathematica such as FindMinimum/FindMaximum, Minimize/Maximize, NMinimize/NMaximize, etc.
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Symbolic Optimisation
I'm trying to solve symbolically the following optimisation:
$$
\min_{q_uu}\ \Biggl[ q_u q_{uu}\psi B_{uu} + q_u q_{ud}\psi B_{ud} + q_d q_{du}\psi B_{ud} + q_d q_{dd}\psi B_{dd}
$$
$$
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Is it possible to use the LevenbergMarquardt algorithm for fitting a black-box residual function?
I have a black-box multiargument multiparametric function of the type SRD[dataPoint_List,params_List] which accepts experimental data along with the parameters of ...
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Using Mathematica to help to determine the consistency of and numerically solve systems of non-linear equations
The formal problem
The question I am about to ask is applicable to many scientific and engineering problems. In short, I am bout to ask for pointers and practical advice for Mathematica beginners who ...
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Strategies to avoid LessEqual::nord in NMinimize?
When using NMinimize on functions with complex intermediate expressions (but a real end result), quite often one gets the error ...
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Combined numerical minimization and maximization
I want to numerically calculate the maximum of a function defined by the minimization of another function, like the following:
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