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Re: Searching list for closest match to p

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  • Subject: [mg79301] Re: Searching list for closest match to p
  • From: Peter Pein <petsie at dordos.net>
  • Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:01:01 -0400 (EDT)
  • References: <f81m5q$ll1$1@smc.vnet.net>

chuck009 schrieb:
> I'm working on an interesting theorem in Complex Analysis called Jentzsch's Theorem in which the zeros of the partial sums of a Taylor series for an analytic function in the unit disk, all converge to values on the unit disk.  So I choose a point on the unit disk, p=Cos[pi/3]+iSin[pi/3], calculate the normal series for f[x]=Log[1+x] for n ranging from 1 to 100, calculate the zeros, then for each polynomial, search the zeros for the one closest to the point.  Here's my code.  I feel the Table part is messy with the First[First[Position... construct in it.  Can anyone recommend a more concise way of searching the zero lists and finding the one closest to p3?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 
> p3color = Red; 
> p3 = Cos[Pi/3] + I*Sin[Pi/3];
>  
> p3mintable = 
>    Table[zlist = x /. N[Solve[Normal[Series[Log[1 + x], {x, 0, nval}]] == 0], 
>         6]; minz = zlist[[First[First[Position[mins = (Abs[#1 - p3] & ) /@ 
>             zlist, Min[mins]]]]]], {nval, 1, 100}]; 
> 
> p3vals = ({Re[#1], Im[#1]} & ) /@ p3mintable; 
> 
> lp3 = ListPlot[p3vals, PlotRange -> {{-1.4, 1.4}, {-1.4, 1.4}}, 
>     AspectRatio -> 1]; 
> 
> Show[{lp3, Graphics[{p3color, PointSize[0.03], Point[{Re[p3], Im[p3]}]}], 
>    Graphics[Circle[{0, 0}, 1]]}]
> 

Hi Chuck,

if I undersand you correctly, your problem with Position[[1,1]] is of
esthetical nature?

Maybe this version using Pick[] is more pleasant?

p3color = Red;
circleColor = Blue;
p3 = Exp[I*Pi/3];
s100 = SeriesCoefficient[Series[Log[1 + x], {x, 0, 100}], #]x^# & /@
Range[100];

p3vals = Through[{Re, Im}[#]] & @@@ Table[
          zlist = x /. NSolve[Total[Take[s100, nval]] == 0];
          Pick[zlist, #, Min[#]] &[Abs[zlist - p3]],
        {nval, 100}];

lp3 = ListPlot[p3vals, PlotRange -> All, AspectRatio -> Automatic,
    Epilog -> {circleColor, Circle[{0, 0}, 1, {0, Pi/2}], p3color,
PointSize[.03], Point[Through[{Re, Im}[p3]]]}]

Peter


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