Finding the roots of polynomials is a long-standing problem that has been extensively studied throughout the history and substantially influenced the development...
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behavior of general root-finding algorithms is studied in numerical analysis. However, for polynomials specifically, the study of root-finding algorithms belongs...
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Horner's method (category Polynomials)
computer science, Horner's method (or Horner's scheme) is an algorithm for polynomial evaluation. Although named after William George Horner, this method is...
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Zero of a function (redirect from Polynomial root)
may provide all roots or all real roots; see Polynomial root-finding and Real-root isolation. Some polynomial, including all those of degree no greater than...
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rational root theorem is a special case (for a single linear factor) of Gauss's lemma on the factorization of polynomials. The integral root theorem is...
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Bernoulli's method (category Polynomial factorization algorithms)
Daniel Bernoulli, is a root-finding algorithm which calculates the root of largest absolute value of a univariate polynomial. The method works under...
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Laguerre's method (category Polynomial factorization algorithms)
In numerical analysis, Laguerre's method is a root-finding algorithm tailored to polynomials. In other words, Laguerre's method can be used to numerically...
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distance between two roots. Such bounds are widely used for root-finding algorithms for polynomials, either for tuning them, or for computing their computational...
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(see Root-finding algorithm). For polynomials with more than one indeterminate, the combinations of values for the variables for which the polynomial function...
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Algebraic equation (redirect from Polynomial equation)
equation (see Root-finding algorithm) and of the common solutions of several multivariate polynomial equations (see System of polynomial equations). The...
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Newton's method (redirect from Newton's method for finding a root)
as Newton's method, named after Isaac Newton and Joseph Raphson, is a root-finding algorithm which produces successively better approximations to the roots...
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Jenkins–Traub algorithm (redirect from Jenkins-Traub Algorithm for Polynomial Zeros)
The Jenkins–Traub algorithm for polynomial zeros is a fast globally convergent iterative polynomial root-finding method published in 1970 by Michael A...
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In algebra, polynomial long division is an algorithm for dividing a polynomial by another polynomial of the same or lower degree, a generalized version...
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Wilkinson's polynomial is a specific polynomial which was used by James H. Wilkinson in 1963 to illustrate a difficulty when finding the roots of a polynomial: the...
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Bisection method (category Root-finding algorithms)
bisection method into efficient algorithms for finding all real roots of a polynomial; see Real-root isolation. The method is applicable for numerically...
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of translation and motion of rotation. In 1729, he published a polynomial root-finding algorithm which became known as Bernoulli's method. His chief work...
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difficulties of numerous computational problems, for example, polynomial root finding or computing eigenvalues. The condition number of f {\displaystyle...
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gives only one root, even when both roots are positive. The Indian mathematician Brahmagupta included a generic method for finding one root of a quadratic...
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autoregressive coefficients, whose zeros can be found analytically or with polynomial root finding algorithms. In contrast, MUSIC assumes that several such functions...
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} Given any polynomial p, a root of p is a number y such that p(y) = 0. For example, the nth roots of x are the roots of the polynomial (in y) y n −...
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interval, or finding a better functional approximation to f ( x ) {\displaystyle f(x)} . The latter usually means using a higher order polynomial in the approximation...
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especially in the field of algebra, a polynomial ring or polynomial algebra is a ring formed from the set of polynomials in one or more indeterminates (traditionally...
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Sturm's theorem (category Theorems about polynomials)
exactly one root. This yields the oldest real-root isolation algorithm, and arbitrary-precision root-finding algorithm for univariate polynomials. For computing...
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In this case, the factorization can be done with root-finding algorithms. The case of polynomials with integer coefficients is fundamental for computer...
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Finding primitive roots modulo p is also equivalent to finding the roots of the (p − 1)st cyclotomic polynomial modulo p. The least primitive root gp...
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Fundamental theorem of algebra (category Theorems about polynomials)
non-constant single-variable polynomial with complex coefficients has at least one complex root. This includes polynomials with real coefficients, since...
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method for finding the cube root of numbers having many digits in the Aryabhatiya (section 2.5). Methods of computing square roots List of polynomial topics...
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c to be a root of the polynomial x2 + x + c, an element of the splitting field of that polynomial. One verifies that R(c) + 1 is also a root. In terms...
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square-free factorization reduces root-finding of a polynomial with multiple roots to root-finding of several square-free polynomials of lower degree. The square-free...
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Resolvent cubic (category Polynomials)
of P(x) is useful for finding the roots of P(x) itself. Hence the name “resolvent cubic”. The polynomial P(x) has a multiple root if and only if its resolvent...
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