English

An iterative algorithm for approximating roots of integers

Numerical Analysis 2021-01-11 v1 Numerical Analysis

Abstract

We explore an algorithm for approximating roots of integers, discuss its motivation and derivation, and analyze its convergence rates with varying parameters and inputs. We also perform comparisons with established methods for approximating square roots and other rational powers.

Keywords

Cite

@article{arxiv.2101.02898,
  title  = {An iterative algorithm for approximating roots of integers},
  author = {William Gerst},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2101.02898},
  year   = {2021}
}
R2 v1 2026-06-23T21:54:31.616Z