Accession Number:
ADA139589
Title:
An Approximate Newton Method for Coupled Nonlinear Systems.
Descriptive Note:
Research rept.,
Corporate Author:
YALE UNIV NEW HAVEN CT DEPT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
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Report Date:
1984-02-01
Pagination or Media Count:
13.0
Abstract:
The author proposes an approximate Newton method for solving a coupled nonlinear system. The method involves applying the basic iteration S of a general solver for the equation Gu,t0 with t fixed. It is therefore well-suited for problems for which such a solver already exists or can be implemented more efficiently than a solver for the coupled system. The author derives conditions for S under which the method is locally convergent. Basically, if S is sufficiently contractive for G, then convergence for the coupled system is guaranteed. Otherwise, it shown how to construct a S from S for which convergence is assured. These results are applied to continuation methods where N represents a pseudo-arclength condition. He show that under certain conditions the algorithm converges if S is convergent for G. Author
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Subject Categories:
- Theoretical Mathematics