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Slavakion · 11-23-2004, 04:30 PM

I was trying to learn what fractals were and figured I'd ask TFP. What I know so far...

There is a function that contains the terms z and c. Z is a variable point while c is a constant including a real and nonreal component.
ex. f(z)=z^2 + c
z=5
c=1 + 2.3i

Something about how the output value only belongs to the set if it doesn't rapidly approach infinity (?). Fractals have the property that if you magnify a small part it's the same as the original view (or something a bit more elegantly stated).

Please, correct me. I don't think I know what I'm talking about.

11-23-2004, 04:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
Slavakion Mjollnir Incarnate Location: Lost in thought	Fractals I was trying to learn what fractals were and figured I'd ask TFP. What I know so far... There is a function that contains the terms z and c. Z is a variable point while c is a constant including a real and nonreal component. ex. f(z)=z^2 + c z=5 c=1 + 2.3i Something about how the output value only belongs to the set if it doesn't rapidly approach infinity (?). Fractals have the property that if you magnify a small part it's the same as the original view (or something a bit more elegantly stated). Please, correct me. I don't think I know what I'm talking about.