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# scipy.optimize.fixed_point

`scipy.optimize.``fixed_point`(func, x0, args=(), xtol=1e-08, maxiter=500)

  Find a fixed point of the function.

  Given a function of one or more variables and a starting point, find a fixed-point of the function: i.e. where `func(x0) == x0`.

  Parameters : | func : function Function to evaluate. x0 : array_like Fixed point of function. args : tuple, optional Extra arguments to func. xtol : float, optional Convergence tolerance, defaults to 1e-08. maxiter : int, optional Maximum number of iterations, defaults to 500.

  Notes

  Uses Steffensen’s Method using Aitken’s `Del^2` convergence acceleration. See Burden, Faires, “Numerical Analysis”, 5th edition, pg. 80

  Examples

      >>> from scipy import optimize
      >>> def func(x, c1, c2):
      ....    return np.sqrt(c1/(x+c2))
      >>> c1 = np.array([10,12.])
      >>> c2 = np.array([3, 5.])
      >>> optimize.fixed_point(func, [1.2, 1.3], args=(c1,c2))
      array([ 1.4920333 ,  1.37228132])

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