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Automatic error bounds on real zeros of rational functions

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A procedure for implementing an interval arithmetic version of the Newton-Raphson method is proposed. The procedure requires only a starting interval over which the zeros of a given rational function are to be located. The method automatically provides bounds for roundoff error.

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