On the Reversibility of Newton-Raphson Root-Finding Method [electronic resource].
- Published:
- Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2008.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy - Additional Creators:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory
United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information - Access Online:
- www.osti.gov
- Summary:
- Reversibility of a computational method is the ability to execute the method forward as well as backward. Reversible computational methods are generally useful in undoing incorrect computation in a speculative execution setting designed for efficient parallel processing. Here, reversibility is explored of a common component in scientific codes, namely, the Newton-Raphson root-finding method. A reverse method is proposed that is aimed at retracing the sequence of points that are visited by the forward method during forward iterations. When given the root, along with the number of iterations, of the forward method, this reverse method is aimed at backtracking along the reverse sequence of points to finally recover the original starting point of the forward method. The operation of this reverse method is illustrated on a few example functions, serving to highlight the method's strengths and shortcomings.
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- Note:
- Published through SciTech Connect.
07/01/2008.
"ornl/tm-2007/152"
Perumalla, Kalyan S [ORNL]; Wright, John P [ORNL]; Kuruganti, Phani Teja [ORNL]. - Funding Information:
- DE-AC05-00OR22725
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