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24// Header file for class Minimizer1D
25//
26// Created by: Maline at Fri Feb 1 11:30:26 2008
27//
28
29#ifndef ROOT_Math_IMinimizer1D
30#define ROOT_Math_IMinimizer1D
31
32/**
33
34 @defgroup Min1D One-dimensional Minimization
35 Classes for one-dimensional minimization
36 @ingroup NumAlgo
37 */
38
39namespace ROOT {
40namespace Math {
41
42//___________________________________________________________________________________________
43/**
44 Interface class for numerical methods for one-dimensional minimization
45
46 @ingroup Min1D
47
48 */
49
51
52 public:
53
55 virtual ~IMinimizer1D() {}
56
57 public:
58
59 /**
60 * Return current estimate of the position of the minimum
61 */
62 virtual double XMinimum() const = 0;
63
64 /**
65 * Return current lower bound of the minimization interval
66 */
67 virtual double XLower() const = 0;
68
69 /**
70 * Return current upper bound of the minimization interval
71 */
72 virtual double XUpper() const = 0;
73
74 /**
75 * Return function value at current estimate of the minimum
76 */
77 virtual double FValMinimum() const = 0;
78
79 /**
80 * Return function value at current lower bound of the minimization interval
81 */
82 virtual double FValLower() const = 0;
83
84 /**
85 * Return function value at current upper bound of the minimization interval
86 */
87 virtual double FValUpper() const = 0;
88
89 /**
90 * Find minimum position iterating until convergence specified by the absolute and relative tolerance or
91 * the maximum number of iteration is reached
92 * Return true if iterations converged successfully
93 * \@param maxIter maximum number of iteration
94 * \@param absTol desired absolute error in the minimum position
95 * \@param absTol desired relative error in the minimum position
96 */
97 virtual bool Minimize( int maxIter, double absTol, double relTol) = 0;
98
99 /**
100 * Return number of iteration used to find minimum
101 */
102 virtual int Iterations() const = 0;
103
104 /**
105 * Return name of minimization algorithm
106 */
107 virtual const char * Name() const = 0;
108
109 /** Returns the status of the previous estimate */
110 virtual int Status() const = 0;
111
112
113 }; // end class IMinimizer1D
114
115} // end namespace Math
116
117} // end namespace ROOT
118
119#endif /* ROOT_Math_IMinimizer1D */
Interface class for numerical methods for one-dimensional minimization.
Definition: IMinimizer1D.h:50
virtual const char * Name() const =0
Return name of minimization algorithm.
virtual int Iterations() const =0
Return number of iteration used to find minimum.
virtual bool Minimize(int maxIter, double absTol, double relTol)=0
Find minimum position iterating until convergence specified by the absolute and relative tolerance or...
virtual double XLower() const =0
Return current lower bound of the minimization interval.
virtual double XUpper() const =0
Return current upper bound of the minimization interval.
virtual double FValMinimum() const =0
Return function value at current estimate of the minimum.
virtual double FValLower() const =0
Return function value at current lower bound of the minimization interval.
virtual double FValUpper() const =0
Return function value at current upper bound of the minimization interval.
virtual double XMinimum() const =0
Return current estimate of the position of the minimum.
virtual int Status() const =0
Returns the status of the previous estimate.
Namespace for new Math classes and functions.
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