[math] Multivariate root finding
Is anyone currently working on multivariate root finding in the math toolkit or elsewhere? Anyone know if this is planned? It would be good to have an alternative to GSL. Thanks in advance, Tom
Is anyone currently working on multivariate root finding in the math
toolkit or
elsewhere? Anyone know if this is planned? It would be good to have an alternative to GSL.
Why just keep inventing new, overlapped, wheels instead of improving the existing ones? B/Rgds Max
-----Original Message----- From: boost-bounces@lists.boost.org [mailto:boost-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Max Sent: 29 January 2009 04:18 To: boost@lists.boost.org Subject: Re: [boost] [math] Multivariate root finding
Is anyone currently working on multivariate root finding in the math
toolkit or
elsewhere? Anyone know if this is planned? It would be good to have an alternative to GSL.
Why just keep inventing new, overlapped, wheels instead of improving the existing ones?
Because GSL uses the GNU license - not the entirely free Boost license. Paul --- Paul A. Bristow Prizet Farmhouse Kendal, UK LA8 8AB +44 1539 561830, mobile +44 7714330204 pbristow@hetp.u-net.com
Is anyone currently working on multivariate root finding in the math toolkit or elsewhere? Anyone know if this is planned? It would be good to have an alternative to GSL.
Why just keep inventing new, overlapped, wheels instead of improving the existing ones?
Two issues spring to mind: * GSL is under the GPL which not everyone can use. * GSL is a C language interface, we can do better (interface wise) in C++, more flexible etc. Of course algorithm wise, one would hope that both would use "best of breed" algorithms. John.
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