An Evaluation of Mathematical Software That Solves Nonlinear Least Squares Problems

ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software (TOMS)

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1981, Pages 1-16

  Hiebert, K L ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

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EID: 84976791033     PISSN: 00983500     EISSN: 15577295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/355934.355935     Document Type: Article

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