This series of blog posts explains this sqrt behaviour quite nicely, covering both theory (including black holes) and practice: http://www.ilikebigbits.com/201

This series of blog posts explains this sqrt behaviour quite nicely, covering both theory (including black holes) and practice: http://www.ilikebigbits.com/2014_04_21_myth_of_ram_1.html http://www.ilikebigbits.com/2014_04_21_myth_of_ram_1.html