Finding the zeros of a univariate equation: Proxy rootfinders, chebyshev interpolation, and the companion matrix

SIAM Review

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 375-396

  Boyd, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Chebyshev polynomials; Rootfinding; Transcendental equations

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRAIC GEOMETRY; CHEBYSHEV INTERPOLATION; CHEBYSHEV POLYNOMIALS; COMPANION MATRIX; INFINITE INTERVAL; ROOTFINDING; TRANSCENDENTAL EQUATIONS; TRIVIAL FUNCTIONS;

EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; INTERPOLATION;

POLYNOMIALS;

EID: 84881296663     PISSN: 00361445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/110838297     Document Type: Article

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