They are input and output parameters, array a(1:ma) in the subroutine
mrqmin(x,y,sig,ndata,a,ia,ma,covar,alpha,nca,chisq,funcs,alamda)
On the first call I provide an initial guess for a(1:ma) and the program returns the best values for a(1:ma) that minimize the value χ^2 of the fit between a set...