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Re: multimin convergence problem

>>>>> "Brian" == Brian Gough <bjg@network-theory.co.uk> writes:

    Brian> I think there are some terms missing in your derivatives (e.g
    Brian> d(delta)/dr is missing, d(phi)/dr should be (1 + (C/beta) cos(theta))
    Brian> * d(theta)/dr).  Also the derivatives don't have the same
    Brian> overall scale as the function itself --- I think that is
    Brian> why the covariance matrix looks bad.

Thanks for looking at this.  I'll have to go over them again.  I've
been away on vacation, so that should hopefully give me a fresh look
at it so I stop making the same mistakes....

roland
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