Himmelblau's function

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In mathematical optimization, the Himmelblau's function is a multi-modal function, used to test the performance of optimization algorithms. The function is defined by:

$f(x, y) = (x^2%2By-11)^2 %2B (x%2By^2-7)^2.\quad$

It has one local maximum at $x = -0.270845 \quad$ and $y = -0.923039 \quad$ where $f(x,y) = 181.617 \quad$ , and four identical local minima:

$f(3.0, 2.0) = 0.0 \quad$ ,

$f(-2.805118, 3.131312) = 0.0 \quad$ ,

$f(-3.779310, -3.283186) = 0.0 \quad$ ,

$f(3.584428, -1.848126) = 0.0 \quad$ .

The locations of all the minima can be found analytically, but the expressions are long and complicated.

Himmelblau's function

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