Basin: Efficient and Extensible Numerical Optimization in Rust

rust
software

Basin is a numerical optimization library for Rust with a consistent interface for defining and solving problems, a broad solver catalog, and constraints.

Authors

Johan Larsson

Published

11 August 2026

Details

arXiv, arXiv:2608.11279

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Abstract

Basin is a numerical optimization library for the Rust programming language. Numerical optimization is the task of finding the inputs that minimize a function, and it is a fundamental element across the sciences: fitting a model to data, calibrating a simulation, training a machine learning model, or choosing engineering parameters that minimize cost. Basin gives users a single, consistent way to both state and solve such problems, with a broad catalog of solvers and first-class support for constraints.

 

Citation

BibTeX citation:
@misc{larsson2026,
  author = {Larsson, Johan},
  publisher = {arXiv},
  title = {Basin: {Efficient} and {Extensible} {Numerical}
    {Optimization} in {Rust}},
  number = {arXiv:2608.11279},
  date = {2026-08-11},
  url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.11279},
  doi = {10.48550/arXiv.2608.11279},
  langid = {en},
  abstract = {Basin is a numerical optimization library for the Rust
    programming language. Numerical optimization is the task of finding
    the inputs that minimize a function, and it is a fundamental element
    across the sciences: fitting a model to data, calibrating a
    simulation, training a machine learning model, or choosing
    engineering parameters that minimize cost. Basin gives users a
    single, consistent way to both state and solve such problems, with a
    broad catalog of solvers and first-class support for constraints.}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
Larsson, Johan. 2026. “Basin: Efficient and Extensible Numerical Optimization in Rust.” arXiv:2608.11279. Preprint, arXiv, August 11. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2608.11279.