How to find a global minimum?

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Pasquale
Pasquale on 6 Nov 2017
Edited: KSSV on 28 Jan 2021
If I try to search the minimum of the function (that now I use as example) y=(1.2^-x)*sin(x), writing the following code, I obtain a local minimum, depending on the starting point choice.
fun=@(x) (1.2^-x)*sin(x)
x0=4
[xmin,fval,exitflag,output]=fminunc(fun,x0)
xmin =
4.532047925295373
fval =
-0.430572139266549
The value is correct looking at the function graph, but how can I find the global minimum? My function to minimize is more complicated, so it has a lot of local minima points, and it is impossibile to guess what is the best starting point
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Asatur Khurshudyan
Asatur Khurshudyan on 3 Dec 2018
I am also searching for a similar algorithm. If you've found out something, please share.
Nesrine Mohamed
Nesrine Mohamed on 17 Dec 2020
i try to search the global minimum of the function with two variablesany help please

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Torsten
Torsten on 6 Nov 2017
Edited: KSSV on 28 Jan 2021

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