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Chaos in Newtonian iterations: Searching for zeros which are not there

Chaotic Dynamics 2011-01-24 v1

Abstract

We show analytically that Newtonian iterations, when applied to a polynomial equation, have a positive topological entropy. In a specific example of an attempt to ``find'' the real solutions of the equation x2+1=0x^2+1=0, we show that the Newton method is chaotic. We analytically find the invariant density and show how this problem relates to that of a piecewise linear map.

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@article{arxiv.nlin/0703061,
  title  = {Chaos in Newtonian iterations: Searching for zeros which are not there},
  author = {Lukasz Skowronek and P. F. Gora},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nlin/0703061},
  year   = {2011}
}