Numerical comparisons of nonlinear convergence accelerators

Smith, David A.; Ford, William F.

doi:10.1090/S0025-5718-1982-0645665-1

Numerical comparisons of nonlinear convergence accelerators

Authors: David A. Smith and William F. Ford
Journal: Math. Comp. 38 (1982), 481-499
MSC: Primary 65B10; Secondary 65-04
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0025-5718-1982-0645665-1
MathSciNet review: 645665
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Abstract: As part of a continuing program of numerical tests of convergence accelerators, we have compared the iterated Aitken's ${\Delta ^2}$ method, Wynn's $\varepsilon$ algorithm, Brezinski's $\theta$ algorithm, and Levin's u transform on a broad range of test problems: linearly convergence alternating, monotone, and irregular-sign series, logarithmically convergent series, power method and Bernoulli method sequences, alternating and monotone asymptotic series, and some perturbation series arising in applications. In each category either the $\varepsilon$ algorithm or the u transform gives the best results of the four methods tested. In some cases differences among methods are slight, and in others they are quite striking.

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