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Newton Iterations


Figure 1 illustrates the complicated patterns of convergence that Newton's method for finding roots can have. Here we have plotted the basins of attraction for the three cubic roots of unity under iterations using Newton's method. Each color corresponds to a root. Notice how complicated the boundary between the regions is!

In fact, the boundary has a self-similar fractal structure: any piece of it that is blown up will display the whole pattern.

(All images created with MATLAB® software)


Figure 1: Newton's method of attraction basins for z3=1.

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