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FATOU SET [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-06-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Fatou set
1, record 1, English, Fatou%20set
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Fatou dust 2, record 1, English, Fatou%20dust
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... for iterations of rational functions in general, the boundary points of one basin of attraction are the boundary points of all basins. These boundary points form a set that is now called a Julia set in Gaston's honor (the complementary set of complex numbers is appropriately called a Fatou set). 3, record 1, English, - Fatou%20set
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ensemble de Fatou
1, record 1, French, ensemble%20de%20Fatou
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- poussière de Fatou 2, record 1, French, poussi%C3%A8re%20de%20Fatou
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble [...] obtenu par une méthode itérative très utilisée, la méthode de Newton (approximation de la racine d'une fonction non linéaire). 3, record 1, French, - ensemble%20de%20Fatou
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Cas particulier d'un ensemble de Julia, construit par l'itération d'une transformation et formant, dans certains cas, une poussière de points déconnectés. 2, record 1, French, - ensemble%20de%20Fatou
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En 1918, Gaston Julia et Pierre Fatou ont démontré que, pour les itérations de fonctions rationnelles, les points limites d'un bassin d'attraction sont les points limites de tous les bassins d'un plan complexe. Le néologisme «poussière de Fatou» vient de B. Mandelbrot. 2, record 1, French, - ensemble%20de%20Fatou
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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