NAME

TOMS630 (See TOMS734, the Fortran 90 successor to this algorithm.)

PURPOSE

Unconstrained minimization in a limited-memory environment.

REFERENCE

Buckley, A., and LeNir, A. (1985). ALGORITHM 630. BBVSCG – A variable-storage algorithm for function minimization. ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software, 11(2), 103-119.

ABSTRACT OR SUMMARY

This routine is designed to find a close approximation to a local minimum of a nonlinear function f(x). Here x is a vector of n variables, that is, x = (x1, x2,..., xn), and f is assumed to be smooth, that is, to have at least continuous second derivatives. As with almost all minimization algorithms, there is no attempt made to ensure that the minimum obtained is global. [Buckley and LeNir, 1985, p. 103.]

LANGUAGE

Fortran 77

LICENSE

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ORIGINAL CODE LOCATION

http://www.netlib.org/toms/630

TECHNICAL NOTES

None

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