Newton’s Algorithm and Chaotic Dynamical Systems

Authors:
  • MHM. Hurley
    M. Hurley
  • CMC. Martin
    C. Martin

Abstract
We show how Newton’s method for finding the roots of a real function f leads to chaotic dynamics (infinitely many periodic points and positive topological entropy) for a large class of functions f.

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