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# scipy.optimize.anderson

`scipy.optimize.``anderson`(F, xin, iter=None, alpha=None, w0=0.01, M=5, verbose=False, maxiter=None, f_tol=None, f_rtol=None, x_tol=None, x_rtol=None, tol_norm=None, line_search='armijo', callback=None, **kw)

  Find a root of a function, using (extended) Anderson mixing.

  The Jacobian is formed by for a ‘best’ solution in the space spanned by last M vectors. As a result, only a MxM matrix inversions and MxN multiplications are required. [Ey]

  Parameters: | F : function(x) -> f Function whose root to find; should take and return an array-like object. x0 : array_like Initial guess for the solution alpha : float, optional Initial guess for the Jacobian is (-1/alpha). M : float, optional Number of previous vectors to retain. Defaults to 5. w0 : float, optional Regularization parameter for numerical stability. Compared to unity, good values of the order of 0.01. iter : int, optional Number of iterations to make. If omitted (default), make as many as required to meet tolerances. verbose : bool, optional Print status to stdout on every iteration. maxiter : int, optional Maximum number of iterations to make. If more are needed to meet convergence, NoConvergence is raised. f_tol : float, optional Absolute tolerance (in max-norm) for the residual. If omitted, default is 6e-6. f_rtol : float, optional Relative tolerance for the residual. If omitted, not used. x_tol : float, optional Absolute minimum step size, as determined from the Jacobian approximation. If the step size is smaller than this, optimization is terminated as successful. If omitted, not used. x_rtol : float, optional Relative minimum step size. If omitted, not used. tol_norm : function(vector) -> scalar, optional Norm to use in convergence check. Default is the maximum norm. line_search : {None, ‘armijo’ (default), ‘wolfe’}, optional Which type of a line search to use to determine the step size in the direction given by the Jacobian approximation. Defaults to ‘armijo’. callback : function, optional Optional callback function. It is called on every iteration as `callback(x, f)` where x is the current solution and f the corresponding residual.
  Returns: | sol : ndarray An array (of similar array type as x0) containing the final solution.
  Raises: | NoConvergence When a solution was not found.

  References

  [Ey] | (1, 2) Eyert, J. Comp. Phys., 124, 271 (1996).