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Record 1 1986-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Modern Mathematics
CONT

In order to obtain a faster convergence, 15 iterations were tried using relaxation coefficients of .1, .3, .5 and .8.

OBS

relaxation (or relaxation method): A successive approximation method for solving systems of equations where the errors from an initial approximation are viewed as constraints to be minimized or relaxed within a toleration limit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques modernes
OBS

relaxation; méthode de relaxation (de Southwell) : Dictionary of Mathematics in Four Languages, 1982, vol. 1, p. 707.

Spanish

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