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018    package org.apache.commons.math.optimization.general;
019    
020    /**
021     * Available choices of update formulas for the β parameter
022     * in {@link NonLinearConjugateGradientOptimizer}.
023     * <p>
024     * The &beta; parameter is used to compute the successive conjugate
025     * search directions. For non-linear conjugate gradients, there are
026     * two formulas to compute &beta;:
027     * <ul>
028     *   <li>Fletcher-Reeves formula</li>
029     *   <li>Polak-Ribi&egrave;re formula</li>
030     * </ul>
031     * On the one hand, the Fletcher-Reeves formula is guaranteed to converge
032     * if the start point is close enough of the optimum whether the
033     * Polak-Ribi&egrave;re formula may not converge in rare cases. On the
034     * other hand, the Polak-Ribi&egrave;re formula is often faster when it
035     * does converge. Polak-Ribi&egrave;re is often used.
036     * <p>
037     * @see NonLinearConjugateGradientOptimizer
038     * @version $Revision: 758059 $ $Date: 2009-03-24 23:16:21 +0100 (mar. 24 mars 2009) $
039     * @since 2.0
040     */
041    public enum ConjugateGradientFormula {
042    
043        /** Fletcher-Reeves formula. */
044        FLETCHER_REEVES,
045    
046        /** Polak-Ribi&egrave;re formula. */
047        POLAK_RIBIERE
048    
049    }