Electronic Resource
Oxford, UK
:
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Journal of business finance & accounting
11 (1984), S. 0
ISSN:
1468-5957
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Economics
Notes:
The problem of determining an internal rate of return of a given sequence of cash flows is equivalent to solving a polynomial equation. Although Sturm's theorem determines the exact number of roots of a polynomial in a given interval, its application can be long and tedious. For this reason it has not been particularly popular with non-mathematical practitioners. Recently, considerable effort has been devoted to finding tests or algorithms which are easier to apply. This paper introduces an old but useful theorem on the location of roots of a polynomial, elucidates recent results due to Clarke and others, and also offers some improvements.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5957.1984.tb00755.x
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