On a theorem of L.V. Kantorovich concerning Newton's method

  • Authors:

  • Ioannis K. Argyros

  • Affiliations:

  • Department of Mathematical Sciences, Cameron University, 2800 West Gore, Lawton, OK

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics
  • Year:
  • 2003

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Abstract

We study the problem of approximating a locally unique solution of an operator equation using Newton's method. The well-known convergence theorem of L.V. Kantorovich involves a bound on the second Fréchet-derivative or the Lipschitz-Fréchet-differentiability of the operator involved on some neighborhood of the starting point. Here we provide local and semilocal convergence theorems for Newton's method assuming the Fréchet-differentiability only at a point which is a weaker assumption. A numerical example is provided to show that our result can apply to solve a scalar equation where the above-mentioned ones may not.