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- function cplxroot(n,m)
- %CPLXROOT Riemann surface for the n-th root.
- % CPLXROOT(n) renders the Riemann surface for the n-th root.
- % CPLXROOT, by itself, renders the Riemann surface for the cube root.
- % CPLXROOT(n,m) uses an m-by-m grid. Default m = 20.
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- % C. B. Moler, 8-17-89, 7-20-91.
- % Copyright (c) 1984-93 by The MathWorks, Inc.
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- % Use polar coordinates, (r,theta).
- % Cover the unit disc n times.
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- if nargin < 1, n = 3; end
- if nargin < 2, m = 20; end
- r = (0:m)'/m;
- theta = pi*(-n*m:n*m)/m;
- z = r * exp(i*theta);
- s = r.^(1/n) * exp(i*theta/n);
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- surf(real(z),imag(z),real(s),imag(s));
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