# scipy.optimize.fsolve¶

scipy.optimize.fsolve(func, x0, args=(), fprime=None, full_output=0, col_deriv=0, xtol=1.49012e-08, maxfev=0, band=None, epsfcn=None, factor=100, diag=None)[source]

Find the roots of a function.

Return the roots of the (non-linear) equations defined by func(x) = 0 given a starting estimate.

Parameters: func : callable f(x, *args) A function that takes at least one (possibly vector) argument, and returns a value of the same length. x0 : ndarray The starting estimate for the roots of func(x) = 0. args : tuple, optional Any extra arguments to func. fprime : callable f(x, *args), optional A function to compute the Jacobian of func with derivatives across the rows. By default, the Jacobian will be estimated. full_output : bool, optional If True, return optional outputs. col_deriv : bool, optional Specify whether the Jacobian function computes derivatives down the columns (faster, because there is no transpose operation). xtol : float, optional The calculation will terminate if the relative error between two consecutive iterates is at most xtol. maxfev : int, optional The maximum number of calls to the function. If zero, then 100*(N+1) is the maximum where N is the number of elements in x0. band : tuple, optional If set to a two-sequence containing the number of sub- and super-diagonals within the band of the Jacobi matrix, the Jacobi matrix is considered banded (only for fprime=None). epsfcn : float, optional A suitable step length for the forward-difference approximation of the Jacobian (for fprime=None). If epsfcn is less than the machine precision, it is assumed that the relative errors in the functions are of the order of the machine precision. factor : float, optional A parameter determining the initial step bound (factor * || diag * x||). Should be in the interval (0.1, 100). diag : sequence, optional N positive entries that serve as a scale factors for the variables. x : ndarray The solution (or the result of the last iteration for an unsuccessful call). infodict : dict A dictionary of optional outputs with the keys: nfev number of function calls njev number of Jacobian calls fvec function evaluated at the output fjac the orthogonal matrix, q, produced by the QR factorization of the final approximate Jacobian matrix, stored column wise r upper triangular matrix produced by QR factorization of the same matrix qtf the vector (transpose(q) * fvec) ier : int An integer flag. Set to 1 if a solution was found, otherwise refer to mesg for more information. mesg : str If no solution is found, mesg details the cause of failure.

root
Interface to root finding algorithms for multivariate

functions.

Notes

fsolve is a wrapper around MINPACK’s hybrd and hybrj algorithms.

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