The alternative-triangular 1nethod 687
estimate (18) is true and it suffices to perform n iterations for the valirlit.r
of the inequalit.r
where
(34) n 0 (t:) = fji_ In (2/t:).
V C1 2 /2 \111
Proof In complete agreement with the preceding theorem with known co-
efficients / 1 and / 2 , arising from the operator inequalities / 1 B < A < / 2 B,
we deduce frorn (27) and (32) that
0
meaning /1 = c1 I 1 ,
0
mean mg f? -= c., - 1 '). -
The conditionality parameter for w = w 0 is equal to
Theorem 2 and the results of Section 2 apply equally well to such a setting.
As stated in Section 2, the condition qn < E is ensured by n > In ~ / ( 2 Jf,).
Substituting here ~ = 11 /1 2 and taking into account that ~ < .:i 2y'ri,
C2
we derive the sufficient condition (34), which can easily be verified in one
particular case of interest:
The total number of iterations required in this connection is no less than
( )
_ In (2/ E)
n 0 E - ;r; .;;:::.
2v2~TJ
- ATM for the difference Dirichlet problem. The trace of those ideas can
clearly be seen in tackling the difference Dirichlet problem associated with
Poisson's equation in the rectangle (J = {O < xa < l°', o: = 1, 2}: