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On programming the numerical solution of polynomial equations

By Kenneth W. Ellenberger

Communications of the ACM, Vol. 3 No. 12, Pages 644-647
10.1145/367487.367495



Numerical techniques are presented for computing the roots of polynomial equations. By applying the recommended scaling and inversion rules, the basic Bistrow and Newton-Raphson iterative techniques can be applied with great reliability. Both a high degree of accuracy and rapid convergence are realized. Numerical examples are shown to illustrate the pitfalls and to show how these are circumvented by application of the recomended procedures.

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