Find minimum value of polynomial
I have a univariate polynomial with integer coefficients over [0,1] and I would like to find a minimum value. Is there an easy way to do that in sage?
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You have to remember that: f.find_minimum_on_interval(0,1) does NOT include the end points. This call on f(x) = (x-3)*(x+2)^2 will produce these results: (-17.99999991390072, 0.99999997130024143) While over the interval [0,1] the minimum is located at x=1 If you want to include the endpoints you would need to write something like this: min(f(0), f.find_minimum_on_interval(0,1)[0], f(1))
I found this answer before finding
https://ask.sagemath.org/question/412...
The answer given at this link notes the updated method name "find_local_minimum/maximum"
See also: Sage Reference Manual on numerical optimization.
I also discovered this name change after following examples in Craig Finch's "Sage Beginner's Guide"
