ENGLISH

There is no Uspensky method

Book information

ISBN
0-89791-199-7
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
53 kB (54664 bytes)
Pages
3\3
Library
kolxoz
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

In this paper an attempt is made to correct the misconception of several authors [1] that there exists a method by Upensky (based on Vincent's theorem) for the isolation of the real roots of a polynomial equation with rational coefficients. Despite Uspensky's claim, in the preface of his book [2], that he invented this method, we show that what Upensky actually did was to take Vincent's method and double its computing time. Upensky must not have understood Vincent's method probably because he was not aware of Budan's theorem [3]. In view of the above, it is historically incorrect to attribute Vincent's method to Upensky.

Similar books