Constrained optimisation

2 messages · John Janmaat, Ben Bolker

Tue, Feb 19, 2002 8:53 AM #

Hello,

I need to solve a non-linear optimization with non-linear constraints. 
The 'nlm' routine does not seem to allow constraints.  Is there a 
package for solving such problems in R?

Thanks,

John.

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Ben Bolker

Tue, Feb 19, 2002 10:48 AM #

optim() allows box constraints, but that's all.

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