Bulletin of Pure & Applied Sciences- Mathematics and Statistics
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 31e
  • Issue: 1

New iterative algorithms for minimization of unconstrained nonlinear functions

  • Author:
  • K. Karthikeyan1, M. Sundaramurthy2, S.K. Khadar Babu1, B. Rajesh Anand2
  • Total Page Count: 9
  • Page Number: 15 to 23

1School of Advanced Sciences, VIT University, Vellore-632014.

2Department of Mathematics, S.V. University, Tirupathy-517502

Online published on 11 January, 2013.

Abstract

In this paper, we present new iterative numerical algorithms for minimization of unconstrained nonlinear functions which is based on modified homotopy perturbation method. Then comparative study is made between new algorithms and Newton's algorithms by means of examples.

Keywords

Iterative algorithms, Newton's algorithms, Modified homotopy perturbation method