A Computer program to minimize a function with many variables using computer evaluated exact higher-order derivatives

  • R. Kalaba*
  • , A. Tishler
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This paper describes a computer program for an optimization algorithm using first- up to the rth-order derivatives to find the optimum of r-continuously-differentiable functions of many variables. The algorithm, developed by Kalaba and Tishler [6,7], obtains the exact values of the derivatives required for the optimization from the "table algorithm" presented in [4] and [5]. The optimization algorithm described here collapses to the well-known Newton-Raphson algorithm when only first- and second- order derivatives are used.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)143-172
Number of pages30
JournalApplied Mathematics and Computation
Volume13
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 1983
Externally publishedYes

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