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paulzolo
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leeds_manc
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timark_uk
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I don't get it.
Mark
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Fogmeister
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A fractal image is one that if you take one section of the image and enlarge it then it looks the same as the original. Like a fern. If you take one small "branch" of a fern, it looks just like the full thing. In fact you can then take a "branch" off this branch and it still looks the same. The image in the video is a graphical representation of a fractal equation. All they are doing is zooming in to a smaller and smaller area and re drawing the image in this area. It's pretty cool.
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timark_uk
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Yeah, I know about fractals, but this video just looked like any other fractal-zoom image/video.
There's obviously some sort of fuss about this one that is totally passing me by. *shrug*
Mark
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JJW009
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The further in you zoom, the more accuracy is required in the sums. calculating all those pixels to 300 decimal places takes a lot of processing power.
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Amnesia10
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Should it though? because they are repeating patterns so it should be a multiple of an earlier result or am I missing something? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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jonbwfc
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The Mandelbrot set never actually repeats. Mathematically, every bit is different to every other bit, even if the graphical representation looks very similar.
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paulzolo
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I remember leaving my BBC Micro on over night so it could create a Mandelbrot pattern. Not an animation - just one screen.
If you watch that animation, it gets serious wacy in places, but always seem to return to the familiar shape.
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soddit112
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Anyone find it rather creepy how many of those patterns look like bleeps on a heartbeat monitor?
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Fogmeister
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Ah I see. Yeah, it's just that's they've gone to greater accuracy than anyone in the past.
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Fogmeister
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Ah I see. Yeah, it's just that's they've gone to greater accuracy than anyone in the past.
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paulzolo
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It’s one of those mathematical curios, like PI or prime numbers - how far can you calculate it to? Is there a repeat or a pattern? Stuff like that. The need for ever more accuracy is the challenge.
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