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ERIC Number: EJ988491
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Nov
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-0746-8342
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Sometimes "Newton's Method" Always "Cycles"
Latulippe, Joe; Switkes, Jennifer
College Mathematics Journal, v43 n5 p365-370 Nov 2012
Are there functions for which Newton's method cycles for all non-trivial initial guesses? We construct and solve a differential equation whose solution is a real-valued function that two-cycles under Newton iteration. Higher-order cycles of Newton's method iterates are explored in the complex plane using complex powers of "x." We find a class of complex powers that cycle for all non-trivial initial guesses and present the results analytically and graphically.
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Language: English
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