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Kirata -> 3D Fractals (11/15/2009 10:15:28 PM)
I'm sure we all remember looking at Mandelbrot sets and the endlessly fascinating detail that a fractal reveals. But you haven't seen anything until you've seen them rendered in 3D. The site is here and you can scroll down (or jump using this link) for the images. In a word ...WOW! K.

ShellyD -> RE: 3D Fractals (11/15/2009 11:31:06 PM)
Thaks for this link Kirata, could you please explain it in laypersons terms as I read as much as I could but I don't understand the base items.....even if that is an appropriate term for this. ie. are they real objects or an art/science form?? Thanks for any information you can give me as it is fascinating.

DesFIP -> RE: 3D Fractals (11/16/2009 4:18:35 AM)
To me, a mandelbrot is a Jewish biscotti, such as the ones I baked last week. [image]local://upfiles/523114/E6891B7DCAF64C438D3E61F1878562B9.jpg[/image]

purepleasure -> RE: 3D Fractals (11/16/2009 4:28:32 AM)
the pics are cool looking, but i have no idea of what i'm looking at

Kirata -> RE: 3D Fractals (11/16/2009 10:37:59 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: ShellyD could you please explain it in laypersons terms as I read as much as I could but I don't understand the base items.....even if that is an appropriate term for this. ie. are they real objects or an art/science form?? Thanks for any information you can give me as it is fascinating. I'm afraid it's all pretty much over my head, and I've forgotten what little I did once know. But Mandelbrot sets are not "real" objects, no, though nature does exhibit fractal qualities. Basically, I just posted the link because I found them to be strangely beautiful and I wanted to share. K.

Musicmystery -> RE: 3D Fractals (11/16/2009 10:40:44 AM)
They are both fascinating and hauntingly beautiful. Thanks!

mnottertail -> RE: 3D Fractals (11/16/2009 10:44:11 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: ShellyD Thaks for this link Kirata, could you please explain it in laypersons terms as I read as much as I could but I don't understand the base items.....even if that is an appropriate term for this. ie. are they real objects or an art/science form?? Thanks for any information you can give me as it is fascinating. they are real. consider a mapmaker making the coastline of england (I think this is where mandelbrot started with his study of Julia sets.) in any case, if we draw a rough outline, and then we see it at that focus, we have one thing, but----if we draw to say exact scale for every mile, we see more features in the coastline, if we then divide that in half and do a scale of hal-mile, and half again and half again until it is microscopic....... you begin to see small repeating patterns, self referential. Like that picture of looking in a mirror, looking in a mirror, looking in a mirror, looking in a mirror...........

LaTigresse -> RE: 3D Fractals (11/16/2009 11:07:33 AM)
Oh that is beautiful!!! Thank you Kirata for sharing!

favesclava -> RE: 3D Fractals (11/16/2009 12:02:22 PM)
very pretty. thanks for sharing. off to ask Master to explain it.

thornhappy -> RE: 3D Fractals (11/16/2009 4:00:31 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Kirata quote: ORIGINAL: ShellyD could you please explain it in laypersons terms as I read as much as I could but I don't understand the base items.....even if that is an appropriate term for this. ie. are they real objects or an art/science form?? Thanks for any information you can give me as it is fascinating. I'm afraid it's all pretty much over my head, and I've forgotten what little I did once know. But Mandelbrot sets are not "real" objects, no, though nature does exhibit fractal qualities. Basically, I just posted the link because I found them to be strangely beautiful and I wanted to share. K. These just blow me away. If you can nab a copy (probably in a library), see James Gleick's Chaos - he does a rundown of fractals in there. And he's gotta be good, since he's out of San Jose State! BTW, remember Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan, and the flyovers of pines forests and such showing the Genesis Effect? That's once of the earlier examples of fractals used for computer animation that greatly improved the simulation of natural structures like trees and foliage.

redwoodgirl -> RE: 3D Fractals (11/16/2009 4:27:39 PM)
those are amazing. my um has saved the article in favorites for a future A in math [:D]

thornhappy -> RE: 3D Fractals (11/16/2009 8:22:35 PM)
w00ty w00t for math folks! (I've had a shitload of math, but found it to be very hard work!)

Daddysredhead -> RE: 3D Fractals (11/16/2009 8:44:03 PM)
Very, very pretty!

ShellyD -> RE: 3D Fractals (11/21/2009 4:39:21 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: mnottertail quote: ORIGINAL: ShellyD Thaks for this link Kirata, could you please explain it in laypersons terms as I read as much as I could but I don't understand the base items.....even if that is an appropriate term for this. ie. are they real objects or an art/science form?? Thanks for any information you can give me as it is fascinating. they are real. consider a mapmaker making the coastline of england (I think this is where mandelbrot started with his study of Julia sets.) in any case, if we draw a rough outline, and then we see it at that focus, we have one thing, but----if we draw to say exact scale for every mile, we see more features in the coastline, if we then divide that in half and do a scale of hal-mile, and half again and half again until it is microscopic....... you begin to see small repeating patterns, self referential. Like that picture of looking in a mirror, looking in a mirror, looking in a mirror, looking in a mirror........... Thankyou for this explanation.....lateral thinking..I love it! But really a mind blowing concept to get these results.

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