%0 Journal Article %T Enclosing roots of polynomial equations and their applications to iterative processes %A Ioannis K. Argyros %A Sa£¿d Hilout %J Surveys in Mathematics and its Applications %D 2009 %I University Constantin Brancusi of Targu-Jiu %X We introduce a special class of real recurrentpolynomials fn (n ¡Ý 1) of degree n,with unique positive roots sn, which are decreasingas n increases. The first root s1, as well asthe last one denoted by s¡Þ are expressed in closedform, and enclose all sn (n > 1). This technique is also used to find weaker than before[Kantorovich and Akilov, 1982] sufficient convergence conditions for some popular iterative processes converging to solutions of equations. %K Real polynomials %K Enclosing roots %K Iterative processes %K Nonlinear equations. %U http://www.utgjiu.ro/math/sma/v04/p10.pdf