1. Fixed-Point Iteration

If |g’(x)| > 1 for all , then the iteration g(pn-1) will not converge to P. In this case P is a repulsive fixed point and the iteration exhibits local divergence.

p

p0

p2

P

y=x

y=g(x)

x

y

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