A general semilocal convergence result for Newton's method under centered conditions for the second derivative (Q2836459)

From the abstract: From Kantorovich's theory, a semilocal convergence result for Newton's method is presented that is mainly based on a modification of the condition on the second derivative of the operator involved. In particular, instead of requiring that the second derivative is bounded, it is demanded that it is centered. As a consequence, a modification of the starting points for Newton's method is obtained. The study is illustrated with applications to nonlinear integral equations of mixed Hammerstein type.