I found
> help.search("optimization")
gave
constrOptim(base) Linearly constrained optimisation
optim(base) General-purpose Optimization
optimize(base) One Dimensional Optimization
and there is also nlm which is not showing up there.
optim() provides several algorithms in a single wrapper.
On Tue, 24 Feb 2004, Kissell, Robert [EQRE] wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have been brought back to the "R-Side" from MatLab. I have used R in
> graduate econometrics but only for statistics and regression (linear and
> nonlinear). But now I need to run general nonlinear optimization.
>
> I know about the add-in quadprog but my problem is not QP. My problem is a
> general nonlinear (obj funct) with linear constraints.I know about the "ms"
> and "nls" functions, but these seem only for nonlinear regression, not
> nonlinear minimization. I am looking for a pure non-linear optimization
> module.
>
> The nonlinear optimization functions I used in MatLab are "fmincon" and
> "fminunc"
>
> Is there any nonlinear optimization algorithm for R?
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