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Re: A problem of numerical precision

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  • Subject: [mg52637] Re: A problem of numerical precision
  • From: "Steve Luttrell" <steve_usenet at _removemefirst_luttrell.org.uk>
  • Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 02:08:18 -0500 (EST)
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In version 5.1 (Windows XP) I get exactly the same result in both cases.

Steve Luttrell

"Guofeng Zhang" <guofengzhang at gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:cos0ps$dhq$1 at smc.vnet.net...
>
> Hi,
>
> I met one problem when I do some iteration: By increasing numerical
> precision, the results are so different from the original one!  I
> don't know what went wrong, and hope to get some answers.
>
> The code is
>
> delta = 1/100;
> a = 9/10;
> b = -3*1.4142135623730950/10;
> A = { {1,0}, {b,a} };
> B= { {-1,1}, {-b,b} };
>
> f[v_,x_] := If[ Abs[ (10^20)*v-(10^20)*x]>(10^20)*delta, 1, 0 ];
>
> M = 3000;
> it = Table[0, {i,M}, {j,2} ];
> it[ [1] ] = { -delta/2, (a+b)*(-delta/2) };
>
> For[ i=1, i<M, it[ [i+1]]  = A.it[[i]]+f[ it[ [i,1] ], it[ [i,2] ]
> ]*B.it[ [i] ]; i++ ];
> temp = Take[it, -1000];
>
> ListPlot[ temp ];
>
> By evaluating this, I got an oscillating orbit. I got the same using
> another system. However, if I increase the numerical precision by using
> b = -3*1.4142135623730950``200/10;
> to substitute the original b, the trajectory would converge to a fixed
> point instead of  wandering around!
>
> I don't know why. I am hoping for suggestions. Thanks a lot.
>
> Guofeng
>
> -- 
> Guofeng Zhang
> PhD student
> Dept. of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
> University of Alberta
> Edmonton AB
> Canada T6G 2G1
> www.ece.ualberta.ca/~gfzhang
> 



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