BaseUnivariateRealSolver.java

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package org.apache.commons.math.analysis.solvers;

import org.apache.commons.math.analysis.UnivariateRealFunction;


/**
 * Interface for (univariate real) rootfinding algorithms.
 * Implementations will search for only one zero in the given interval.
 *
 * @param <FUNC> Type of function to solve.
 *
 * @version $Id$
 * @since 3.0
 */
public interface BaseUnivariateRealSolver<FUNC extends UnivariateRealFunction> {
    /**
     * Get the maximal number of function evaluations.
     *
     * @return the maximal number of function evaluations.
     */
    int getMaxEvaluations();

    /**
     * Get the number of evaluations of the objective function.
     * The number of evaluations corresponds to the last call to the
     * {@code optimize} method. It is 0 if the method has not been
     * called yet.
     *
     * @return the number of evaluations of the objective function.
     */
    int getEvaluations();

    /**
     * @return the absolute accuracy.
     */
    double getAbsoluteAccuracy();
    /**
     * @return the relative accuracy.
     */
    double getRelativeAccuracy();
    /**
     * @return the function value accuracy.
     */
    double getFunctionValueAccuracy();

    /**
     * Solve for a zero root in the given interval.
     * A solver may require that the interval brackets a single zero root.
     * Solvers that do require bracketing should be able to handle the case
     * where one of the endpoints is itself a root.
     *
     * @param f Function to solve.
     * @param min Lower bound for the interval.
     * @param max Upper bound for the interval.
     * @param maxEval Maximum number of evaluations.
     * @return a value where the function is zero.
     * @throws org.apache.commons.math.exception.MathIllegalArgumentException
     * if the arguments do not satisfy the requirements specified by the solver.
     * @throws org.apache.commons.math.exception.TooManyEvaluationsException if
     * the allowed number of evaluations is exceeded.
     */
    double solve(int maxEval, FUNC f, double min, double max);

    /**
     * Solve for a zero in the given interval, start at {@code startValue}.
     * A solver may require that the interval brackets a single zero root.
     * Solvers that do require bracketing should be able to handle the case
     * where one of the endpoints is itself a root.
     *
     * @param f Function to solve.
     * @param min Lower bound for the interval.
     * @param max Upper bound for the interval.
     * @param startValue Start value to use.
     * @param maxEval Maximum number of evaluations.
     * @return a value where the function is zero.
     * @throws org.apache.commons.math.exception.MathIllegalArgumentException
     * if the arguments do not satisfy the requirements specified by the solver.
     * @throws org.apache.commons.math.exception.TooManyEvaluationsException if
     * the allowed number of evaluations is exceeded.
     */
    double solve(int maxEval, FUNC f, double min, double max, double startValue);

    /**
     * Solve for a zero in the vicinity of {@code startValue}.
     *
     * @param f Function to solve.
     * @param startValue Start value to use.
     * @return a value where the function is zero.
     * @param maxEval Maximum number of evaluations.
     * @throws org.apache.commons.math.exception.MathIllegalArgumentException
     * if the arguments do not satisfy the requirements specified by the solver.
     * @throws org.apache.commons.math.exception.TooManyEvaluationsException if
     * the allowed number of evaluations is exceeded.
     */
    double solve(int maxEval, FUNC f, double startValue);
}