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<h3 class="section">33.9 Root Finding Algorithms using Derivatives</h3>
<p>The root polishing algorithms described in this section require an
initial guess for the location of the root. There is no absolute
guarantee of convergence—the function must be suitable for this
technique and the initial guess must be sufficiently close to the root
for it to work. When these conditions are satisfied then convergence is
quadratic.
</p>
<p>These algorithms make use of both the function and its derivative.
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<dt><a name="index-gsl_005froot_005ffdfsolver_005fnewton"></a>Derivative Solver: <strong>gsl_root_fdfsolver_newton</strong></dt>
<dd><a name="index-Newton_0027s-method-for-finding-roots"></a>
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<p>Newton’s Method is the standard root-polishing algorithm. The algorithm
begins with an initial guess for the location of the root. On each
iteration, a line tangent to the function <em>f</em> is drawn at that
position. The point where this line crosses the <em>x</em>-axis becomes
the new guess. The iteration is defined by the following sequence,
Newton’s method converges quadratically for single roots, and linearly
for multiple roots.
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<dt><a name="index-gsl_005froot_005ffdfsolver_005fsecant"></a>Derivative Solver: <strong>gsl_root_fdfsolver_secant</strong></dt>
<dd><a name="index-secant-method-for-finding-roots"></a>
<a name="index-root-finding_002c-secant-method"></a>
<p>The <em>secant method</em> is a simplified version of Newton’s method which does
not require the computation of the derivative on every step.
</p>
<p>On its first iteration the algorithm begins with Newton’s method, using
the derivative to compute a first step,
Subsequent iterations avoid the evaluation of the derivative by
replacing it with a numerical estimate, the slope of the line through
the previous two points,
When the derivative does not change significantly in the vicinity of the
root the secant method gives a useful saving. Asymptotically the secant
method is faster than Newton’s method whenever the cost of evaluating
the derivative is more than 0.44 times the cost of evaluating the
function itself. As with all methods of computing a numerical
derivative the estimate can suffer from cancellation errors if the
separation of the points becomes too small.
</p>
<p>On single roots, the method has a convergence of order <em>(1 + \sqrt
5)/2</em> (approximately <em>1.62</em>). It converges linearly for multiple
roots.
</p>
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<dt><a name="index-gsl_005froot_005ffdfsolver_005fsteffenson"></a>Derivative Solver: <strong>gsl_root_fdfsolver_steffenson</strong></dt>
<dd><a name="index-Steffenson_0027s-method-for-finding-roots"></a>
<a name="index-root-finding_002c-Steffenson_0027s-method"></a>
<p>The <em>Steffenson Method</em><a name="DOCF14" href="#FOOT14"><sup>14</sup></a> provides the fastest
convergence of all the routines. It combines the basic Newton
algorithm with an Aitken “delta-squared” acceleration. If the
Newton iterates are <em>x_i</em> then the acceleration procedure
generates a new sequence <em>R_i</em>,
which converges faster than the original sequence under reasonable
conditions. The new sequence requires three terms before it can produce
its first value so the method returns accelerated values on the second
and subsequent iterations. On the first iteration it returns the
ordinary Newton estimate. The Newton iterate is also returned if the
denominator of the acceleration term ever becomes zero.
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<p>As with all acceleration procedures this method can become unstable if
the function is not well-behaved.
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<h4 class="footnotes-heading">Footnotes</h4>
<h3><a name="FOOT14" href="#DOCF14">(14)</a></h3>
<p>J.F. Steffensen (1873–1961). The
spelling used in the name of the function is slightly incorrect, but
has been preserved to avoid incompatibility.</p>
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