JesusofChaos™ Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 If anyone knows about chaos theory then they would of heard of fractals. A fractal is a shape which no matter how far it is zoomed in on it still appears the same. The most famous is the mandelbrot set: This is created using computer feedback loops according to the equation Z= (reversible) Z^2 + C The patterns created are both amazing works of art and completely random. Here are a few of my favs: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EHN. Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 Why is this in general? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesusofChaos™ Posted March 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 Because its a conversation about chaos theory and associated topics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrabHelmet Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 The most famous is the mandelbrot set: I would think the Koch Snowflake or Sierpiński Triangle would be the most famous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesusofChaos™ Posted March 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 True the koch snowflake is porbably more famous but the mandelbrot looks better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Womi Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 If I'd zoom into the first picture, I wouldn't see anything but....black. =/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG. Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 Fractals are thing you use in tags. Chaos theory, I know nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bury the year Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 I used to make these a lot. But then I lost my software and couldn't be bothered to reinstall. D: And I'm pretty sure people could recognize the Sierpinski as a fractal more often then they could the Koch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrabHelmet Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 If I'd zoom into the first picture' date=' I wouldn't see anything but....black. =/[/quote'] Indeed. And if you zoom into the center of the Koch Snowflake, you wouldn't see anything but black. That's because the whole thing about being the same at every scale of resolution only works if you're not zooming in on the wrong part of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Womi Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 If I'd zoom into the first picture' date=' I wouldn't see anything but....black. =/[/quote'] Indeed. And if you zoom into the center of the Koch Snowflake, you wouldn't see anything but black. That's because the whole thing about being the same at every scale of resolution only works if you're not zooming in on the wrong part of it. Oh, got it. Was just misexplained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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