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This paper investigates the expected number of complex roots of nonlinear equations. Those equations are assumed to be analytic, and to belong to certain inner product spaces. Those spaces are then endowed with the Gaussian probability…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2013-11-11 Gregorio Malajovich

We combine the known methods for univariate polynomial root-finding and for computations in the Frobenius matrix algebra with our novel techniques to advance numerical solution of a univariate polynomial equation, and in particular…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2013-11-26 Victor Y. Pan , Ai-Long Zheng

We consider the problem of numerically identifying roots of a target function - under the constraint that we can only measure the derivatives of the function at a given point, not the function itself. We describe and characterize two…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-02-28 Jonathan Landy , YongSeok Jho

We discuss alternative iteration methods for differential equations. We provide a convergence proof for exactly solvable examples and show more convenient formulas for nontrivial problems.

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Paolo Amore , Hakan Ciftci , Francisco M. Fernandez

The object of the present paper is to extend the third-order iterative method for solving nonlinear equations into systems of nonlinear equations. Since our motive is to develop the method which improve the order of convergence of Newton's…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2013-09-24 Anuradha Singh , J. P. Jaiswa

An explicit perturbative solution to all orders is given for a general class of nonlinear differential equations. This solution is written as a sum indexed by rooted trees and uses the Green function of a linearization of the equations. The…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2007-05-23 Stephanie Rossano , Christian Brouder

The purpose of this note is to present a formulation of a given nonlinear ordinary differential equation into an equivalent system of linear ordinary differential equations. It is evident that the easiness of a such procedure would be able…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2013-02-12 Oscar A. Barraza

A common way of learning to perform a task is to observe how it is carried out by experts. However, it is well known that for most tasks there is no unique way to perform them. This is especially noticeable the more complex the task is…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2024-04-04 David Nieves , María José Ramírez-Quintana , Carlos Monserrat , César Ferri , José Hernández-Orallo

Root-finders based on full linear multistep methods (LMMs) use previous function values, derivatives and root estimates to iteratively find a root of a nonlinear function. As ODE solvers, full LMMs are typically not zero-stable. However,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-09-07 Bart S. van Lith , Jan H. M. ten Thije Boonkkamp , Wilbert L. IJzerman

We present numerical techniques based on generalized functions adapted to nonlinear calculations. They concern main numerical engineering problems ruled by-or issued from-nonlinear equations of continuum mechanics. The aim of this text is…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 J. F. Colombeau

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…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2016-10-11 Dierk Schleicher

The problem of root mean square approximation of a square integrable function by finite linear combinations of exponential functions is considered. It is subdivided into linear and nonlinear parts. The linear approximation problem is…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2014-11-11 Ruslan Sharipov

This work is divided into three parts. The first part concerns polynomials in one variable with all real roots. We consider linear transformations that preserve real rootedness, as well as matrices that preserve interlacing. The second part…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2008-03-11 Steve Fisk

In this paper, an idea to solve nonlinear equations is presented. During the solution of any problem with Newton's Method, it might happen that some of the unknowns satisfy the convergence criteria where the others fail. The convergence…

Mathematical Software · Computer Science 2012-03-15 Erhan Turan , Ali Ecder

In this paper we consider a class of boundary value problems for third order nonlinear functional differential equation. By the reduction of the problem to operator equation we establish the existence and uniqueness of solution and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-01-26 Dang Quang A , Dang Quang Long

We consider inverse problems for non-linear hyperbolic and elliptic equations and give an introduction to the method based on the multiple linearization, or on the construction of artificial sources, to solve these problems. The method is…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-03-18 Matti Lassas

Machine learning tasks entail the use of complex computational pipelines to reach quantitative and qualitative conclusions. If some of the activities in a pipeline produce erroneous or uninformative outputs, the pipeline may fail or produce…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-02-13 Raoni Lourenço , Juliana Freire , Dennis Shasha

Ordinary Differential Equations are generally too complex to be solved analytically. Approximations thereof can be obtained by general purpose numerical methods. However, even though accurate schemes have been developed, they remain…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-04-19 Maxime Bouchereau , Philippe Chartier , Mohammed Lemou , Florian Méhats

Despite huge successes on a wide range of tasks, neural networks are known to sometimes struggle to generalise to unseen data. Many approaches have been proposed over the years to promote the generalisation ability of neural networks,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-02-02 Christiaan P. Opperman , Anna S. Bosman , Katherine M. Malan

A nonlinear partial differential equation is a nonlinear relationship between an unknown function and how it changes due to two or more input variables. A numerical method reduces such an equation to arithmetic for quick visualization, but…

History and Overview · Mathematics 2019-09-27 R. Corban Harwood