minimize a function?



Hi,

I'm wondering if there is any way to find the minimum of a function.
What I envision is something like

(C1) minimize(x, [x, 0, 1]);
(D1) 0
(C2) g(x) := minimize(my_3d_function(x, y), [x, 0, 1]);
(D2) <some output>
(C3) plot2d(g(x), [x, 0, 1]);
(D3) <some nice plot>

Is this possible with maxima?

Cheers,
Chris

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