[R] optimization problem

[Jiang Peng]

  Dear list,
   hi !
   I am a R beginner and I have  a function to optimize .

   alpha = argmin{ f(x,alpha) }

   I want alpha to be in [0,1].  Is there any function that can work?

   I use nlm() but i can't fix the domain of alpha.

   thanks in advance
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