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- From: fokp@cary112.its.rpi.edu (Pingtao (Ben) Fok)
- Subject: Re: Mandelbrot Set
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- Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 22:41:21 GMT
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- The equation is:
- Zn+1=Z^2+C where
- C is a complex number namely x+yi.
- The idea is to make a grid on the computer screen with the boundary
- of -2 to 2 for the x axis and -2 to 2 for the y axis. Then you start
- calculating the set by putting every coordinate in the constant C and
- Z. You use the point as an initial value as well as a constant.
- It is very similar to the Julia Set. In fact, Mandelbrot claimed that
- the Mandelbrot Set have contain every Julia Set.
- I hope this can help you a little.
- Ben Fok
- fokp@rpi.edu
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