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In this paper we present a unified function theoretic approach for the numerical solution of a wide class of two-point boundary value problems. The approach generates a class of continuous analog iterative methods which are designed to overcome some of the essential difficulties encountered in the numerical treatment of two-point problems. It is shown that the methods produce convergent sequences of iterates in cases where the initial iterate (guess),x 0, is “far” from the desired solution. The results of some numerical experiments using the methods on various boundary value problems are presented in a forthcoming paper.
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Bosarge, W.E. Iterative continuation and the solution of nonlinear two-point boundary value problems. Numer. Math. 17, 268–283 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01420898
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