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  2. Fixed-point iteration - Wikipedia

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    In numerical analysis, fixed-point iteration is a method of computing fixed points of a function.. More specifically, given a function defined on the real numbers with real values and given a point in the domain of , the fixed-point iteration is + = (), =,,, … which gives rise to the sequence,,, … of iterated function applications , (), (()), … which is hoped to converge to a point .

  3. Fixed point (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, a fixed point (sometimes shortened to fixpoint), also known as an invariant point, is a value that does not change under a given transformation. Specifically, for functions, a fixed point is an element that is mapped to itself by the function. Any set of fixed points of a transformation is also an invariant set.

  4. Collocation method - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, a collocation method is a method for the numerical solution of ordinary differential equations, partial differential equations and integral equations.The idea is to choose a finite-dimensional space of candidate solutions (usually polynomials up to a certain degree) and a number of points in the domain (called collocation points), and to select that solution which satisfies the ...

  5. Quintic function - Wikipedia

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    Because they have an odd degree, normal quintic functions appear similar to normal cubic functions when graphed, except they may possess one additional local maximum and one additional local minimum. The derivative of a quintic function is a quartic function. Setting g(x) = 0 and assuming a ≠ 0 produces a quintic equation of the form:

  6. Iterative method - Wikipedia

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    If an equation can be put into the form f(x) = x, and a solution x is an attractive fixed point of the function f, then one may begin with a point x 1 in the basin of attraction of x, and let x n+1 = f(x n) for n ≥ 1, and the sequence {x n} n ≥ 1 will converge to the solution x.

  7. Fixed-point theorem - Wikipedia

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    The Banach fixed-point theorem (1922) gives a general criterion guaranteeing that, if it is satisfied, the procedure of iterating a function yields a fixed point. [2]By contrast, the Brouwer fixed-point theorem (1911) is a non-constructive result: it says that any continuous function from the closed unit ball in n-dimensional Euclidean space to itself must have a fixed point, [3] but it doesn ...

  8. Fixed-point computation - Wikipedia

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    Fixed-point computation refers to the process of computing an exact or approximate fixed point of a given function. [1] In its most common form, the given function f {\displaystyle f} satisfies the condition to the Brouwer fixed-point theorem : that is, f {\displaystyle f} is continuous and maps the unit d -cube to itself.

  9. Cubic equation - Wikipedia

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    The intersection of the vertical line on the x-axis at the center of the circle is happenstance of the example illustrated. For solving the cubic equation x 3 + m 2 x = n where n > 0, Omar Khayyám constructed the parabola y = x 2 /m, the circle that has as a diameter the line segment [0, n/m 2] on the positive x-axis, and a vertical line ...