regula_falsi Subroutine

    subroutine regula_falsi(me,ax,bx,fax,fbx,xzero,fzero,iflag)

    implicit none

    class(regula_falsi_solver),intent(inout) :: me
    real(wp),intent(in)    :: ax      !! left endpoint of initial interval
    real(wp),intent(in)    :: bx      !! right endpoint of initial interval
    real(wp),intent(in)    :: fax     !! `f(ax)`
    real(wp),intent(in)    :: fbx     !! `f(ax)`
    real(wp),intent(out)   :: xzero   !! abscissa approximating a zero of `f` in the interval `ax`,`bx`
    real(wp),intent(out)   :: fzero   !! value of `f` at the root (`f(xzero)`)
    integer,intent(out)    :: iflag   !! status flag (`0`=root found, `-2`=max iterations reached)

    real(wp) :: x1,x2,x3,f1,f2,f3
    integer :: i !! iteration counter
    logical :: root_found !! convergence in x

    ! initialize:
    iflag = 0
    x1    = ax
    x2    = bx
    f1    = fax
    f2    = fbx

    ! main loop
    do i=1,me%maxiter

        x3 = regula_falsi_step(x1,x2,f1,f2,ax,bx)

        ! calculate the new function value:
        f3 = me%f(x3)
        if (me%solution(x3,f3,xzero,fzero)) return

        ! determine new inclusion interval:
        if (f2*f3<0.0_wp) then
            ! root lies between x2 and x3
            x1 = x3
            x2 = x2
            f1 = f3
            f2 = f2
        else
            ! root lies between x1 and x3
            x2 = x3
            f2 = f3
        end if

        ! check for convergence:
        root_found = me%converged(x1,x2)
        if (root_found .or. i==me%maxiter) then
            call choose_best(x1,x2,f1,f2,xzero,fzero)
            if (.not. root_found) iflag = -2  ! max iterations reached
            exit
        end if

    end do

    end subroutine regula_falsi