Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Enclosing a Solution
1.2 Bounding Roundoff Error
1.3 Number Pair Extensions
Chapter 2 The Interval Number System
2.1 Basic Terms and Concepts
2.2 Order Relations for Intervals
2.3 Operations of Interval Arithmetic
2.4 Interval Vectors and Matrices
2.5 Some Historical References
Chapter 3 First Applications of Interval Arithmetic
3.1 Examples
3.2 Outwardly Rounded Interval Arithmetic
3.3 INTLAB
3.4 Other Systems and Considerations
Chapter 4 Further Properties of Interval Arithmetic
4.1 Algebraic Properties
4.2 Symmetric Intervals
4.3 Inclusion Isotonicity of Interval Arithmetic
Chapter 5 Introduction to Interval Functions
5.1 Set Images and United Extension
5.2 Elementary Functions of Interval Arguments
5.3 Interval-Valued Extensions of Real Functions
5.4 The Fundamental Theorem and Its Applications
5.5 Remarks on Numerical Computation
Chapter 6 Sequences of Intervals and Interval Functions
6.1 A Metric for the Set of Intervals
6.2 Refinement
6.3 Finite Convergence and Stopping Criteria
6.4 More Efficient Refinements
6.5 Summary
Chapter 7 Interval Matrices
7.1 Definitions
7.2 Interval Matrices and Dependency
7.3 INTLAB Support for Matrix Operations
7.4 Systems of Linear Equations
7.5 Linear Systems with Inexact Data
7.6 More on Gaussian Elimination
7.7 Sparse Linear Systems Within INTLAB
7.8 Final Notes
Chapter 8 Interval Newton Methods
8.1 Newton’s Method in One Dimension
8.2 The Krawczyk Method
8.3 Safe Starting Intervals
8.4 Multivariate Interval Newton Methods
8.5 Concluding Remarks
Chapter 9 Integration of Interval Functions
9.1 Definition and Properties of the Integral
9.2 Integration of Polynomials
9.3 Polynomial Enclosure and Automatic Differentiation
9.4 Computing Enclosures for Integrals
9.5 Further Remarks on Interval Integration
9.6 Software and Further References
Chapter 10 Integral and Differential Equations
10.1 Integral Equations
10.2 ODEs and Initial Value Problems
10.3 ODEs and Boundary Value Problems
10.4 Partial Differential Equations
Chapter 11 Applications
11.1 Computer-Assisted Proofs
11.2 Global Optimization and Constraint Satisfaction
11.3 Structural Engineering Applications
11.4 Computer Graphics
11.5 Computation of Physical Constants
11.6 Other Applications
11.7 For Further Study
Appendix A Sets and Functions
Appendix B Formulary
Appendix C Hints for Selected Exercises
Appendix D Internet Resources
Appendix E INTLAB Commands and Functions
Index
References