32.4 Roots of Quartic Polynomials

Solutions to the quartic polynomial equation

$\displaystyle x^4+a_3x^3+a_2x^2+a_1x+a_0$ $\displaystyle =$ $\displaystyle 0,$ (32.3)

where $ a_3$,$ a_2$,$ a_1$ and $ a_0$ are all real, are found again by Newton-Raphson and bisection iterations techniques, even for quartics possessing only complex roots. Please consult Flocke 2015 for the theoretical and computational details.