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We show analytically that Newtonian iterations, when applied to a polynomial equation, have a positive topological entropy. In a specific example of an attempt to ``find'' the real solutions of the equation $x^2+1=0$, we show that the…
Finding roots of equations is at the heart of most computational science. A well-known and widely used iterative algorithm is the Newton's method. However, its convergence depends heavily on the initial guess, with poor choices often…
We present an iterative root finding method for harmonic mappings in the complex plane, which is a generalization of Newton's method for analytic functions. The complex formulation of the method allows an analysis in a complex variables…
An iterative formula based on Newton Method alone is presented for the iterative solutions of equations that ensures convergence in cases where the traditional Newton Method may fail to converge to the desired root. In addition, the method…
The secant method is a very effective numerical procedure used for solving nonlinear equations of the form $f(x)=0$. In a recent work [A. Sidi, Generalization of the secant method for nonlinear equations. {\em Appl. Math. E-Notes},…
We introduce a new iterative root-finding method for complex polynomials, dubbed {\it Newton-Ellipsoid} method. It is inspired by the Ellipsoid method, a classical method in optimization, and a property of Newton's Method derived in…
Some fractional Newton methods have been proposed in order to find roots of nonlinear equations using fractional derivatives. In this paper we introduce a fractional Newton method with order $\alpha+1$ and compare with another fractional…
We discuss a recursive family of iterative methods for the numerical approximation of roots of nonlinear functions in one variable. These methods are based on Newton-Cotes closed quadrature rules. We prove that when a quadrature rule with…
In our recent publication we have proposed a new methodology for determination of the two-term Machin-like formula for pi with small arguments of the arctangent function of kind $$ \frac{\pi }{4} = {2^{k - 1}}\arctan \left(…
We use Newton's method to find all roots of several polynomials in one complex variable of degree up to and exceeding one million and show that the method, applied to appropriately chosen starting points, can be turned into an algorithm…
A zero-finding technique for solving nonlinear equations more efficiently than they usually are with traditional iterative methods in which the order of convergence is improved is presented. The key idea in deriving this procedure is to…
We study two natural families of methods of order $n\ge 2$ that are useful for solving numerically one variable equations $f(x)=0.$ The first family consists on the methods that depend on $x,f(x)$ and its successive derivatives up to…
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…
We investigate Newton's method as a root finder for complex polynomials of arbitrary degree. While polynomial root finding continues to be one of the fundamental tasks of computing, with essential use in all areas of theoretical…
Newton iteration (NI) is an almost 350 years old recursive formula that approximates a simple root of a polynomial quite rapidly. We generalize it to a matrix recurrence (allRootsNI) that approximates all the roots simultaneously. In this…
In this paper, we modify the Newton-Secant method with third order of convergence for finding multiple roots of nonlinear equations. Per iteration this method requires two evaluations of the function and one evaluation of its first…
The secant method is a very effective numerical procedure used for solving nonlinear equations of the form $f(x)=0$. It is derived via a linear interpolation procedure and employs only values of $f(x)$ at the approximations to the root of…
We present a practical implementation based on Newton's method to find all roots of several families of complex polynomials of degrees exceeding one billion ($10^9$) so that the observed complexity to find all roots is between $O(d\ln d)$…
We construct two optimal Newton-Secant like iterative methods for solving non-linear equations. The proposed classes have convergence order four and eight and cost only three and four function evaluations per iteration, respectively. These…
We revisit the problem of rational search: given an unknown rational number $\alpha = \frac{a}{b} \in (0,1)$ with $b \leq n$, the goal is to identify $\alpha$ using comparison queries of the form ``$\beta \leq \alpha$?''. The problem has…