Halving interval guaranteed for Dekker and Brent root finding methods

Hybrid methods are widely used in many areas of applied mathematics. One of the simplest and most common problems in this field is root finding, for which various methods exist. Some of the most efficient approaches combine two or more techniques into hybrid methods. Among these are the Dekker and B...

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Main Authors: Vilmar Steffen, Carlos Catusso Della Pasqua, Maiquiel Schmidt de Oliveira, Edson Antonio da Silva
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-06-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666657X24000399
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description Hybrid methods are widely used in many areas of applied mathematics. One of the simplest and most common problems in this field is root finding, for which various methods exist. Some of the most efficient approaches combine two or more techniques into hybrid methods. Among these are the Dekker and Brent methods, for which we propose a modification to ensure that the search interval is halved in each iteration. We apply this modification to two examples: a transcendental equation and a cubic equation of state. The results demonstrate that the proposed modifications guarantee at least interval halving and offer a slight improvement in the efficiency of the root-finding process.
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spelling doaj-art-a8134d3ce3704ac18325ada61bd9a6912025-08-20T03:21:38ZengElsevierExamples and Counterexamples2666-657X2025-06-01710017310.1016/j.exco.2024.100173Halving interval guaranteed for Dekker and Brent root finding methodsVilmar Steffen0Carlos Catusso Della Pasqua1Maiquiel Schmidt de Oliveira2Edson Antonio da Silva3Academic Departments of Engineering (DAENG), Federal University of Technology - Parana (UTFPR), Rua Gelindo Joao Folador, 2000, Francisco Beltrao, 85602-863, Parana, Brazil; Postgraduate Program in Chemical Engineering, State University of Paraná (Unioeste), Rua da Faculdade, 645, Toledo, 85903-000, Parana, Brazil; Corresponding author at: Academic Departments of Engineering (DAENG), Federal University of Technology - Parana (UTFPR), Rua Gelindo Joao Folador, 2000, Francisco Beltrao, 85602-863, Parana, Brazil.Chemical Engineering Corse, Federal University of Technology - Parana (UTFPR), Rua Gelindo Joao Folador, 2000, Francisco Beltrao, 85602-863, Parana, BrazilAcademic Department of Physics, Statistics and Mathematics (DAFEM), Federal University of Technology - Parana (UTFPR), Rua Gelindo Joao Folador, 2000, Francisco Beltrao, 85602-863, Parana, BrazilCenter for Engineering and Exact Sciences (CECE), State University of Paraná (Unioeste), Rua da Faculdade, 645, Toledo, 85903-000, Parana, Brazil; Postgraduate Program in Chemical Engineering, State University of Paraná (Unioeste), Rua da Faculdade, 645, Toledo, 85903-000, Parana, BrazilHybrid methods are widely used in many areas of applied mathematics. One of the simplest and most common problems in this field is root finding, for which various methods exist. Some of the most efficient approaches combine two or more techniques into hybrid methods. Among these are the Dekker and Brent methods, for which we propose a modification to ensure that the search interval is halved in each iteration. We apply this modification to two examples: a transcendental equation and a cubic equation of state. The results demonstrate that the proposed modifications guarantee at least interval halving and offer a slight improvement in the efficiency of the root-finding process.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666657X24000399Root findingInterval halvingDekker methodBrent methodHybrid method
spellingShingle Vilmar Steffen
Carlos Catusso Della Pasqua
Maiquiel Schmidt de Oliveira
Edson Antonio da Silva
Halving interval guaranteed for Dekker and Brent root finding methods
Examples and Counterexamples
Root finding
Interval halving
Dekker method
Brent method
Hybrid method
title Halving interval guaranteed for Dekker and Brent root finding methods
title_full Halving interval guaranteed for Dekker and Brent root finding methods
title_fullStr Halving interval guaranteed for Dekker and Brent root finding methods
title_full_unstemmed Halving interval guaranteed for Dekker and Brent root finding methods
title_short Halving interval guaranteed for Dekker and Brent root finding methods
title_sort halving interval guaranteed for dekker and brent root finding methods
topic Root finding
Interval halving
Dekker method
Brent method
Hybrid method
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666657X24000399
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