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package org.apache.commons.math3.analysis.solvers;
/**
* Implements the Regula Falsi or False position method for
* root-finding (approximating a zero of a univariate real function). It is a
* modified {@link SecantSolver Secant} method.
*
* The Regula Falsi method is included for completeness, for
* testing purposes, for educational purposes, for comparison to other
* algorithms, etc. It is however not intended to be used
* for actual problems, as one of the bounds often remains fixed, resulting
* in very slow convergence. Instead, one of the well-known modified
* Regula Falsi algorithms can be used ({@link IllinoisSolver
* Illinois} or {@link PegasusSolver Pegasus}). These two
* algorithms solve the fundamental issues of the original Regula
* Falsi algorithm, and greatly out-performs it for most, if not all,
* (practical) functions.
*
*
Unlike the Secant method, the Regula Falsi guarantees
* convergence, by maintaining a bracketed solution. Note however, that due to
* the finite/limited precision of Java's {@link Double double} type, which is
* used in this implementation, the algorithm may get stuck in a situation
* where it no longer makes any progress. Such cases are detected and result
* in a {@code ConvergenceException} exception being thrown. In other words,
* the algorithm theoretically guarantees convergence, but the implementation
* does not.
*
* The Regula Falsi method assumes that the function is continuous,
* but not necessarily smooth.
*
* Implementation based on the following article: M. Dowell and P. Jarratt,
* A modified regula falsi method for computing the root of an
* equation, BIT Numerical Mathematics, volume 11, number 2,
* pages 168-174, Springer, 1971.
*
* @since 3.0
*/
public class RegulaFalsiSolver extends BaseSecantSolver {
/** Construct a solver with default accuracy (1e-6). */
public RegulaFalsiSolver() {
super(DEFAULT_ABSOLUTE_ACCURACY, Method.REGULA_FALSI);
}
/**
* Construct a solver.
*
* @param absoluteAccuracy Absolute accuracy.
*/
public RegulaFalsiSolver(final double absoluteAccuracy) {
super(absoluteAccuracy, Method.REGULA_FALSI);
}
/**
* Construct a solver.
*
* @param relativeAccuracy Relative accuracy.
* @param absoluteAccuracy Absolute accuracy.
*/
public RegulaFalsiSolver(final double relativeAccuracy,
final double absoluteAccuracy) {
super(relativeAccuracy, absoluteAccuracy, Method.REGULA_FALSI);
}
/**
* Construct a solver.
*
* @param relativeAccuracy Relative accuracy.
* @param absoluteAccuracy Absolute accuracy.
* @param functionValueAccuracy Maximum function value error.
*/
public RegulaFalsiSolver(final double relativeAccuracy,
final double absoluteAccuracy,
final double functionValueAccuracy) {
super(relativeAccuracy, absoluteAccuracy, functionValueAccuracy, Method.REGULA_FALSI);
}
}