Historical developments in convergence analysis for Newton's and Newton-like methods (Q1593810)

This paper provides an overview of some historical developments concerning the numerical analysis of Newton-type methods for solving nonlinear equations in a Banach space. It might be of particular interest to the reader when all the names of famous mathematicians come into play. After stating the main convergence results and error estimates, the author surveys on some variants and related methods such as the secant, Halley's, and Chebyshev's method. Finally, the case of not necessarily differentiable equations is considered. The list of references, which counts more than 100 entries, may serve as a rich source.