We propose a modified Newton iteration for finding some nonnegative Z-eigenpairs of a nonnegative tensor. When the tensor is irreducible, all nonnegative eigenpairs are known to be positive. We prove local quadratic convergence of the new iteration to any positive eigenpair of a nonnegative tensor, under the usual assumption guaranteeing the local quadratic convergence of the original Newton iteration. A big advantage of the modified Newton iteration is that it seems capable of finding a nonnegative eigenpair starting with any positive unit vector. Special attention is paid to transition probability tensors.x is an H-eigenvector, then cx is also an H-eigenvector for any c = 0. The same is not true in general for Z-eigenvectors. That is why we require x = 1 in (1.3) with

We determine and compare the convergence rates of various fixed-point iterations for finding the minimal positive solution of a class of nonsymmetric algebraic Riccati equations arising in transport theory.

We propose an inverse iterative method for computing the Perron pair of an irreducible nonnegative third order tensor. The method involves the selection of a parameter θ k in the kth iteration. For every positive starting vector, the method converges quadratically and is positivity preserving in the sense that the vectors approximating the Perron vector are strictly positive in each iteration. It is also shown that θ k = 1 near convergence. The computational work for each iteration of the proposed method is less than four times (three times if the tensor is symmetric in modes two and three, and twice if we also take the parameter to be 1 directly) that for each iteration of the Ng-Qi-Zhou algorithm, which is linearly convergent for essentially positive tensors.

The contents of the paper cover tooth contact analysis and optimization of transmission error for Klingelnberg spiral bevel gear. First, the rolling model, tooth contact analysis formulas are derived, contact area and transmission error curve is plotted. Second, the fuzzy optimization method is established to enhance the performance of the gears meshing, the optimization parameters can be confirmed to reduce transmission error. Third, an example of Klingelnberg spiral bevel gear for the illustration of the developed theory is represented.

In this paper, we compare the Differential transformation method and Adomian decomposition method to solve Euler-Bernoulli Beam vibration problems. The natural frequencies and mode shapes of the clamped-free uniform Euler-Bernoulli equation are calculated using the two methods. The Adomian decomposition method avoids the difficulties and massive computational work inherent in Differential transformation method by determining the very rapidly convergent analytic solutions directly. We found the solution between the two methods to be quite close. According to calculation of eigenvalues, natural frequencies and mode shapes, we compare the convergence of Differential transformation method and Adomian decomposition method. The two methods can be alternative ways to solve linear and nonlinear higher-order initial value problems.