A stable algorithm for computing the inverse error function in the “tail-end” region

Fettis, Henry E.

doi:10.1090/S0025-5718-1974-0341812-5

A stable algorithm for computing the inverse error function in the ``tail-end'' region

Author: Henry E. Fettis
Journal: Math. Comp. 28 (1974), 585-587
MSC: Primary 65D20
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0025-5718-1974-0341812-5
Corrigendum: Math. Comp. 29 (1975), 673-674.
Corrigendum: Math. Comp. 29 (1975), 673.
MathSciNet review: 0341812
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Abstract: An iterative algorithm, simple enough to be executed on a desk top automatic computer, is given for computing the inverse of the function $x = {\operatorname{erfc}}(y)$ for small values of x.

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