petsc-3.7.1 2016-05-15
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TaoSetType

Sets the method for the unconstrained minimization solver.

Synopsis

#include "petsctao.h" 
PetscErrorCode TaoSetType(Tao tao, const TaoType type)
Collective on Tao Many br

Input Parameters

solver - the Tao solver context Many br
type - a known method Many br

Options Database Key

-tao_type <type> -Sets the method; use -help for a list Many brof available methods (for instance, "-tao_type lmvm" or "-tao_type tron") Many br

Available methods include

nls - Newton's method with line search for unconstrained minimization Many br
ntr - Newton's method with trust region for unconstrained minimization Many br
ntl - Newton's method with trust region, line search for unconstrained minimization Many br
lmvm - Limited memory variable metric method for unconstrained minimization Many br
cg - Nonlinear conjugate gradient method for unconstrained minimization Many br
nm - Nelder-Mead algorithm for derivate-free unconstrained minimization Many br
tron - Newton Trust Region method for bound constrained minimization Many br
gpcg - Newton Trust Region method for quadratic bound constrained minimization Many br
blmvm - Limited memory variable metric method for bound constrained minimization Many br
pounders - Model-based algorithm pounder extended for nonlinear least squares Many br

Many br

See Also

TaoCreate(), TaoGetType(), TaoType

Level:intermediate
Location:
src/tao/interface/taosolver.c
Index of all Tao routines
Table of Contents for all manual pages
Index of all manual pages

Examples

src/ts/examples/tutorials/ex16opt_p.c.html
src/ts/examples/tutorials/ex16opt_ic.c.html
src/ts/examples/tutorials/ex20opt_p.c.html
src/ts/examples/tutorials/ex20opt_ic.c.html
src/tao/unconstrained/examples/tutorials/eptorsion1.c.html
src/tao/unconstrained/examples/tutorials/eptorsion2.c.html
src/tao/unconstrained/examples/tutorials/minsurf2.c.html
src/tao/unconstrained/examples/tutorials/rosenbrock1.c.html
src/tao/unconstrained/examples/tutorials/eptorsion2f.F.html
src/tao/unconstrained/examples/tutorials/rosenbrock1f.F.html
src/tao/constrained/examples/tutorials/maros.c.html