Talk:Golden section search

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[edit] Motivation, etc

I have changed a few things on the recent addition.

The motivation previously provided might not be as clear as it could be. I have added a sentence in the beginning. The new motivation was first of all wrong, and secondly, it removed the explanation of the intervals a,b,c in the diagram.

The selection of the "probe" point in the golden ratio does not guarantee the fastest possible convergence. The fastest possible convergence ratio is not known a priori. The selection of the probe point yields a constant narrowing ratio and search interval, so that at each point, no one interval is favored over another in the search.

I think the other additions are excellent. PAR 21:38, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

Hi David - on the recent additions - yes, thats the part that was missing. It looks a lot better. PAR 22:04, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks — I'm glad we seem to have converged to something we both agree is an improvement. —David Eppstein 22:08, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
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