I said:
> If you look in the book "Numerical Recipes"
> (I'm at a conference and don't have a copy in front
> of me) you should be able to find algorithms for
> solving this sort of non-linear optimization
> problem.
Someone pointed out to me that this book is available
on-line at:
http://www.nr.com/nronline_switcher.html
You can find methods for solving minimization problems
in Chapter 10.
Good luck, Bill
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