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Vincent's Theorem
In mathematics, Vincent's theorem—named after Alexandre Joseph Hidulphe Vincent—is a theorem that isolates the real roots of polynomials with rational coefficients. Even though Vincent's theorem is the basis of the fastest method for the isolation of the real roots of polynomials, it was almost totally forgotten, having been overshadowed by Sturm's theorem; consequently, it does not appear in any of the classical books on the theory of equations (of the 20th century), except for Uspensky's book. Two variants of this theorem are presented, along with several (continued fractions and bisection) real root isolation methods derived from them. Sign variation :Let ''c''0, ''c''1, ''c''2, ... be a finite or infinite sequence of real numbers. Suppose ''l'' 1. To obtain an arbitrary positive root we need to assume that a_1 \ge 0. * Negative roots are obtained by replacing ''x'' by −''x'', in which case the negative roots become positive. Vincent's theorem: Bisection version (Alesin ...
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Vincent's Theorem
In mathematics, Vincent's theorem—named after Alexandre Joseph Hidulphe Vincent—is a theorem that isolates the real roots of polynomials with rational coefficients. Even though Vincent's theorem is the basis of the fastest method for the isolation of the real roots of polynomials, it was almost totally forgotten, having been overshadowed by Sturm's theorem; consequently, it does not appear in any of the classical books on the theory of equations (of the 20th century), except for Uspensky's book. Two variants of this theorem are presented, along with several (continued fractions and bisection) real root isolation methods derived from them. Sign variation :Let ''c''0, ''c''1, ''c''2, ... be a finite or infinite sequence of real numbers. Suppose ''l'' 1. To obtain an arbitrary positive root we need to assume that a_1 \ge 0. * Negative roots are obtained by replacing ''x'' by −''x'', in which case the negative roots become positive. Vincent's theorem: Bisection version (Alesin ...
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Vincent's Theorem
In mathematics, Vincent's theorem—named after Alexandre Joseph Hidulphe Vincent—is a theorem that isolates the real roots of polynomials with rational coefficients. Even though Vincent's theorem is the basis of the fastest method for the isolation of the real roots of polynomials, it was almost totally forgotten, having been overshadowed by Sturm's theorem; consequently, it does not appear in any of the classical books on the theory of equations (of the 20th century), except for Uspensky's book. Two variants of this theorem are presented, along with several (continued fractions and bisection) real root isolation methods derived from them. Sign variation :Let ''c''0, ''c''1, ''c''2, ... be a finite or infinite sequence of real numbers. Suppose ''l'' 1. To obtain an arbitrary positive root we need to assume that a_1 \ge 0. * Negative roots are obtained by replacing ''x'' by −''x'', in which case the negative roots become positive. Vincent's theorem: Bisection version (Alesin ...
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Alexandre Joseph Hidulphe Vincent
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