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staircase

Maxima Function

Calling Sequence

staircase (F, y0, n, ...options...);

Description

Draws a staircase diagram for the sequence defined by the recurrence relation

y(n+1) = F(y(n))

The interpretation and allowed values of the input parameters is the same as for the function evolution. A staircase diagram consists of a plot of the function F(y), together with the line G(y) = y. A vertical segment is drawn from the point (y0, y0) on that line until the point where it intersects the function F. From that point a horizontal segment is drawn until it reaches the point (y1, y1) on the line, and the procedure is repeated n times until the point (yn, yn) is reached.

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