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Main Author: Mathar, Richard J.
Format: Preprint
Published: 2007
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/0705.1329
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author Mathar, Richard J.
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contents The Zernike radial polynomials are a system of orthogonal polynomials over the unit interval with weight x. They are used as basis functions in optics to expand fields over the cross section of circular pupils. To calculate the roots of Zernike polynomials, we optimize the generic iterative numerical Newton's Method that iterates on zeros of functions with third order convergence. The technique is based on rewriting the polynomials as Gauss Hypergeometric Functions, reduction of second order derivatives to first order derivatives, and evaluation of some ratios of derivatives by terminating continued fractions. A PARI program and a short table of zeros complete up to polynomials of 40th order are included.
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spellingShingle Third Order Newton's Method for Zernike Polynomial Zeros
Mathar, Richard J.
Numerical Analysis
26C10, 33C45, 78M34
The Zernike radial polynomials are a system of orthogonal polynomials over the unit interval with weight x. They are used as basis functions in optics to expand fields over the cross section of circular pupils. To calculate the roots of Zernike polynomials, we optimize the generic iterative numerical Newton's Method that iterates on zeros of functions with third order convergence. The technique is based on rewriting the polynomials as Gauss Hypergeometric Functions, reduction of second order derivatives to first order derivatives, and evaluation of some ratios of derivatives by terminating continued fractions. A PARI program and a short table of zeros complete up to polynomials of 40th order are included.
title Third Order Newton's Method for Zernike Polynomial Zeros
topic Numerical Analysis
26C10, 33C45, 78M34
url https://arxiv.org/abs/0705.1329