Two-step modified Newton method for nonlinear Lavrentiev regularization (Q1954419)

Summary: A two step modified Newton method is considered for obtaining an approximate solution for the nonlinear ill-posed equation \(F(x) = f\) when the available data are \(f^\delta\) with \(||f - f^\delta|| \leq \delta\) and the operator \(F\) is monotone. The derived error estimate under a general source condition on \(x_0 - \hat{x}\) is of optimal order; here \(x_0\) is the initial guess and \(\hat{x}\) is the actual solution. The regularization parameter is chosen according to the adaptive method considered by \textit{S. Pereverzev} and \textit{E. Schock} [SIAM J. Numer. Anal. 43, No.~5, 2060--2076 (2005; Zbl 1103.65058)]. The computational results provided endorse the reliability and effectiveness of our method.