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Methods of iteration are discussed in relation to Kepler's equation, and various initial ‘guesses’ are considered, with possible strategies for choosing them. Several of these are compared; the method of iteration used in the comparisons has local convergence of the fourth order.
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Danby, J.M.A., Burkardt, T.M. The solution of Kepler's equation, I. Celestial Mechanics 31, 95–107 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01686811
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