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Newton's method with deflation for isolated singularities of polynomial systems

Numerical Analysis 2007-05-23 v2 Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

We present a modification of Newton's method to restore quadratic convergence for isolated singular solutions of polynomial systems. Our method is symbolic-numeric: we produce a new polynomial system which has the original multiple solution as a regular root. Using standard bases, a tool for the symbolic computation of multiplicities, we show that the number of deflation stages is bounded by the multiplicity of the isolated root. Our implementation performs well on a large class of applications.

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@article{arxiv.math/0408419,
  title  = {Newton's method with deflation for isolated singularities of polynomial systems},
  author = {Anton Leykin and Jan Verschelde and Ailing Zhao},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0408419},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

15 pages; preliminary version presented as poster at ISSAC 2004, 6 July 2004, conjecture on number of deflations is proven

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