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

Method Summary

Modifier and Type Method Description

java.util.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,
                      java.util.Map<Variable,Term> startingPoint)
```
    Creates a new root finder for the given starting point and the given function
    
    Parameters:
    
    function - a function
    
    startingPoint - the starting point
  - BfgsRootFinder
```
public BfgsRootFinder(java.util.List<Term> functions,
                      java.util.Map<Variable,Term> startingPoint)
```
    Creates a new root finder for the given starting point and the given (multi-dimensional) function
    
    Parameters:
    
    functions - a list of functions
    
    startingPoint - the starting point
- Method Detail
  - randomRoot
```
public java.util.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.