Fixed points of a family of exponential maps

Authors

  • Eric M. Blabac Iowa State University.
  • Justin R. Peters Iowa State University.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4067/S0716-09172005000300003

Abstract

We consider the family of functions fλ(z) = exp(iλz), λ real. With the help of MATLAB computations, we show fλ has a unique attracting fixed point for several values of λ. We prove there is no attracting periodic orbit of period n ≥ 2.

Author Biographies

Eric M. Blabac, Iowa State University.

Department of Mathematics. 

Justin R. Peters, Iowa State University.

Department of Mathematics.

References

[1] Borwein, Jonathan M, and Corless, Robert M., Emerging Tools for Experimental Mathematics, Amer. Math. Monthly 106, No. 10, pp. 899— 909, (1999).

[2] Devaney, Robert L., An Introduction to Chaotic Dynamical Systems, Addison-Wesley, (1989).

[3] Rubenfeld, Lester A., A First Course in Applied Complex Variables, John Wiley & Sons, (1985).

Published

2017-04-20

How to Cite

[1]
E. M. Blabac and J. R. Peters, “Fixed points of a family of exponential maps”, Proyecciones (Antofagasta, On line), vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 229-237, Apr. 2017.

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