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FixedPointList
FixedPointList[
f
,
expr
] generates a list giving the results of applying f repeatedly, starting with expr, until the results no longer change.
See notes for FixedPoint.
FixedPointList[
f
,
expr
] gives expr as the first element of the list it produces.
See the Mathematica book: Section 2.2.2.
See also: NestList, ComposeList.
Further Examples
Starting with an initial value of 1.0, FixedPointList finds the fixed point of the cosine function rather quickly.
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This shows how slowly the  function converges to its fixed point. FixedPointList stops after 2 successive results differ by less than  .
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