Alternative convergence criteria for iterative methods of solving nonlinear equations (Q1064019)

For a contractive mapping G, \(\chi_ m\) a sequence of iterates \(\chi_{k+1}=G(\chi_ n)\) such that \(\chi_ n\to \chi_ 0\), the author defines a rate of convergence as a sequence \(R_ m=-\log k_ m\) where \(k_ m<1\) are the ''contraction factors'' \(| G(\chi_ m)- G(\chi_ 0)| \leq k_ m| \chi_ m-\chi_ 0|\). Relations to the notion of rate of convergence used in the method of nondiscrete induction are discussed.