Newton-Raphson and Convergence.

• deepak.c

  7 May 09, 09:00

   

  Does the condition | (F(X)F''(X)) / (F'(X))^2 | < 1 need to hold in order for convergence to take place?

   

• deepak.c

  7 May 09, 17:14

   

  Knock knock knock.....

   

  Anybody home?

   

  I got bizarre result when the criteria for convergence was over 1.

   

   

• syncopation_music

  8 May 09, 10:13

  Originally posted by deepak.c:

   

  Does the condition | (F(X)F''(X)) / (F'(X))^2 | < 1 need to hold in order for convergence to take place?

   

  Sigh ... I forgotten it ...becos my Poly Maths module is too intensive and tough :)

   

  perhaps you can wiki it for the answer

   

  Sorry ..endeavouring to help you ..but somehow i forgot liao