Newton’s fractal (which Newton knew nothing about)

Who knew root-finding could be so complicated?
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On fractal dimension:
   • Fractals are typically not self-similar  

Mathologer on the cubic formula:
   • 500 years of NOT teaching THE CUBIC F...  

Some articles on Newton's Fractal, and its cousins:
https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~s...
https://blbadger.github.io/polynomial...

Some of the videos from this year's Summer of Math Exposition are fairly relevant to the topics covered here. Take a look at these ones,

The Beauty of Bézier Curves
   • The Beauty of Bézier Curves  

The insolubility of the quintic:
   • Why There's 'No' Quintic Formula (pro...  

The math behind rasterizing fonts:
   • The Math Behind Font Rasterization | ...  

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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:48 - Roots of polynomials
5:55 - Newton’s method
11:16 - The fractal
17:56 - The boundary property
23:13 - Closing thoughts
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