net.sf.tweety.math.opt

Class BfgsRootFinder

java.lang.Object

net.sf.tweety.math.opt.RootFinder

net.sf.tweety.math.opt.OptimizationRootFinder

net.sf.tweety.math.opt.BfgsRootFinder

public class BfgsRootFinder
extends OptimizationRootFinder

Implements the BFGS method to find zeros of a (multi-dimensional) function.

Author:

Matthias Thimm

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class net.sf.tweety.math.opt.RootFinder

PRECISION

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
BfgsRootFinder(List<Term> functions, Map<Variable,Term> startingPoint) Creates a new root finder for the given starting point and the given (multi-dimensional) function
BfgsRootFinder(Term function, Map<Variable,Term> startingPoint) Creates a new root finder for the given starting point and the given function

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Map<Variable,Term>	randomRoot() Determines the values for the variables appearing in the function such the function evaluates to zero.

Methods inherited from class net.sf.tweety.math.opt.OptimizationRootFinder

buildOptimizationProblem

Methods inherited from class net.sf.tweety.math.opt.RootFinder

getFunctions, getStartingPoint, setStartingPoint

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

BfgsRootFinder

public BfgsRootFinder(Term function,
                      Map<Variable,Term> startingPoint)

Creates a new root finder for the given starting point and the given function

Parameters:

startingPoint -

BfgsRootFinder

public BfgsRootFinder(List<Term> functions,
                      Map<Variable,Term> startingPoint)

Creates a new root finder for the given starting point and the given (multi-dimensional) function

Parameters:

startingPoint -

Method Detail

randomRoot

public Map<Variable,Term> randomRoot()
                              throws GeneralMathException

Description copied from class: RootFinder

Determines the values for the variables appearing in the function such the function evaluates to zero.

Specified by:

randomRoot in class OptimizationRootFinder

Returns:

a map from variables to terms such that "function" evaluates to zero.

Throws:

GeneralMathException - if something went wrong.