At Tue, 5 Jan 2010 14:31:10 +0100, Vicent wrote: > So, my question is NOT about HOW TO compute the root (I could do it with > Excel's Solver, for example, or with the existing algorithms at the GSL), > but about which is THE BEST way to do it (and also about how to get profit > of previous knowledge about my concrete function). > > Also, can you recommend some good (on-line or off-line) references about > numerical algorithms in general to me?? Something like a good and up-to-date > book or web site with "numerical recipes".
I like "Numerical Computation" (2 Volumes) by C.W. Ueberhuber It has a chapter on root-finding without derivatives I believe. See also http://www.network-theory.co.uk/articles/numerics.html http://www.network-theory.co.uk/articles/morenumerics.html -- Brian Gough GNU Scientific Library - http://www.gnu.org/software/gsl/ _______________________________________________ Help-gsl mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gsl
