Problem No.04 (Gaffney's or Cornelius-Lohner's Function)

I. Mathematical Expression:

$$f(x)=\left(16x^2-24x+5\right)e^{-x}$$

where:

\(\bullet\) \(1.9 \leq x \leq 3.9\)

\(\bullet\) \(f_{max}(x^*)=3.850450708800221\)

\(\bullet\) \(x^*= 2.868033983115523\) (determined by us using MapleSoft 2015)

\(\bullet\) This function is known with different names, like: Cornelius-Lohner's Function [1], Gaffney's Function [2] and Problem No.4 [3].

II. Citation Policy:

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Ali R. Al-Roomi (2015). Unconstrained Single-Objective Benchmark Functions Repository [https://www.al-roomi.org/benchmarks/unconstrained]. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada: Dalhousie University, Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Here is a BiBTeX citation as well:

@MISC{Al-Roomi2015,
author = {Ali R. Al-Roomi},
title = {{Unconstrained Single-Objective Benchmark Functions Repository}},
year = {2015},
address = {Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada},
institution = {Dalhousie University, Electrical and Computer Engineering},
url = {https://www.al-roomi.org/benchmarks/unconstrained}
}

III. 2D-Plot:

IV. MATLAB M-File:

% Problem # 4 (Gaffney's or Cornelius-Lohner's Function)
% Range of initial points: 1.9 <= x <= 3.9
% Global maxima: x=2.868033983115523
% f(x)=3.850450708800221
% Coded by: Ali R. Alroomi | Last Update: 14 Feb. 2015 | www.al-roomi.org
 
clear
clc
warning off
 
xmin=1.9;
xmax=3.9;
R=100000; % steps resolution
x=xmin:(xmax-xmin)/R:xmax; 
 
for i=1:length(x)
    f(i)=(16*x(i)^2-24*x(i)+5)*exp(-x(i));
end
 
plot(x,f,'r','LineWidth',2);grid;set(gca,'FontSize',12);
xlabel('x','FontName','Times','FontSize',20,'FontAngle','italic');
ylabel('f(x)','FontName','Times','FontSize',20,'FontAngle','italic');

Click here to download m-file

V. References:

[1] H. Cornelius, and R. Lohner, "Computing the Range of Values of Real Functions with Accuracy Higher than Second Order," Computing, vol. 33, no. 3-4, pp. 331-347, 1984.
[2] Pierre Hansen, Shi-Hui Lu, and Brigitte Jaumard, "Global Minimization of Univariate Functions by Sequential Polynomial Approximation," International Journal of Computer Mathematics, vol. 28, no. 1-4, pp. 183-193, 1989.
[3] Pierre Hansen, Brigitte Jaumard, and Shi-Hui Lu, "Global Optimization of Univariate Lipschitz Functions: II. New Algorithms and Computational Comparison," Mathematical Programming, vol. 55, no. 1-3, pp. 273-292, Apr.1992.
[4] Ali R. Alroomi, "The Farm of Unconstrained Benchmark Functions," University of Bahrain, Electrical and Electronics Department, Bahrain, Oct. 2013. [Online]. Available: http://www.al-roomi.org/cv/publications