An improved computation of component centers in the degree-\(n\) bifurcation set (Q1847588)
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An improved computation of component centers in the degree-\(n\) bifurcation set (English)
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4 June 2003
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The governing equation locating component centers in the degree-\(n\) bifurcation set is a polynomial with very high degree, and its root-finding lacks numerical accuracy. The equation is transformed to have its degree reduced by a factor \((n-1)\). Newton's method applied to the transformed equation improves the accuracy with properly chosen initial values. The numerical implementation is done with Maple V using a large number of effective digits. Many cases are studied for \(2 \leq n \leq 25\). Remarkably improved results are obtained.
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bifurcation
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component center
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degree-n bifurcation set
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Mandelbrot set
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Newton's method
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polynomial root-finding
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