Computing zeroes of spline functions (Q1122313)

The interval Newton method \(X:=m-f(m)/f'(x),\) where m is the midpoint of the interval X and \(f'(X)\) is an interval that contains the set \(\{f'(x):\) \(x\in X\}\) is applied to the computation of all zeroes of a spline function f of one variable in a given interval. Efficient results are reported due to the fact that for a spline function sharp bounds for the set \(\{f'(x):\) \(x\in X\}\) can be computed.