[Phys-l] iterated function, iterated map

[John Denker <jsd@av8n.com>]

In the context of
  http://www.av8n.com/physics/algebra-trig-quiz.htm#main-recursive

On 12/28/2009 02:29 PM, Stefan Jeglinski wrote:

>  is there a name of the class of problem or 
> formulation posed in question 7? 

Conventional names include "iterated function" and "iterated map".

Such things show up in physics including deterministic chaos.
There is much overlap with fractals.

It's kinda sorta related to continued fractions, especially
in the case where all the coefficients in the continued
fraction are the same.