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This manuscript contains the development of a one-point family of iterative functions. The family has optimal convergence of a second-order according to the Kung-Traub conjecture. This family is used to approximate the multiple zeros of nonlinear equations, and is based on the procedure of weight functions. The convergence behavior is discussed by showing some essential conditions of the weight function. The well-known modified Newton method is a member of the proposed family for particular choices of the weight function. The dynamical nature of different members is presented by using a technique called the "basin of attraction". Several practical problems are given to compare different methods of the presented family. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We present a new two-parameter family of fourth-order iterative methods for solving systems of nonlinear equations. The scheme is composed of two Newton–Jarratt steps and requires the evaluation of one function and two first derivatives in each iteration. Convergence including the order of convergence, the radius of convergence, and error bounds is presented. Theoretical results are verified through numerical experimentation. Stability of the proposed class is analyzed and presented by means of using new dynamics tool, namely, the convergence plane. Performance is exhibited by implementing the methods on nonlinear systems of equations, including those resulting from the discretization of the boundary value problem. In addition, numerical comparisons are made with the existing techniques of the same order. Results show the better performance of the proposed techniques than the existing ones. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]