If you are pretty sure where the minimum is, and your function is smooth and well-behaved in a neighbourhood of that minimum, then you can try the nelder-mead<sp?> simplex algorithm that's in GSL.
James On Mon, Dec 05, 2005 at 11:51:34PM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello, > I was looking for a non-linear fitting algorithm, and the manual only > covers Algorithms with Derivatives, but unfortunatly this does not apply > for code as I have a histogram convolved with a Gaussian as my fitting > function. Is there any Algorithm without Derivatives that I may use in > GSL, and if not what other software that maight be helpful, knowing that I > only program in C. Thank you in advance for your response. > Sincerely, > Hassan > ---------------------------------------------- > Hassan Saadaoui, > PhD candidate, > TRIUMF > 4004 Wesbrook Mall > Vancouver, B.C. > Canada V6T 2A3 > 1-604-222-1047, ext. 6194 > ---------------------------------------------- > > > > _______________________________________________ > Help-gsl mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gsl -- james bergstra http://www-etud.iro.umontreal.ca/~bergstrj _______________________________________________ Help-gsl mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gsl
