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Fractal of the Day
by Jim Muth
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Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Once again an unexpected rush job turned up, and the FOTD is correspondingly late. No apologies, but I'll make no further promises about the time the next day's FOTD's will appear. The Mandelbrot set has been called the most complex object in mathematics. This means than no supercomputer or super program will ever be able to reach more than an infinitesimal part of its entirety. But this fact does not keep dedicated fractalists from trying. Today's scene, which strives to infinity, lies in the second valley of a bud lying deep in the south edge of East Valley. It is a relatively inaccessible area, not because of its small size, but because of the high iterations needed to reveal its features. The maxiter of 200,000 is high, but well within the reach of modern desktop and laptop computers. The logmap value of 9,000 is somewhat exaggerated to produce the effect of a black background. The render time of 13 minutes, however, is faster than would be expected for such a deep high-iteration image. I gave the image the unassuming and totally technical name "High Iteration". Being unable to decide whether today's result of 25 minutes fractal effort is good or bad, I rated the image a 5, which is average. Viewers can decide for themselves whether my rating is too liberal or too conservative by running the parameter file, or by waiting an hour or so and downloading the GIF image from the Web at: The fractal weather today started with light rain, turned partly cloudy by noon and cleared at sunset. The temperature of 74F (23C) brought out the cats, who enjoyed an afternoon in the yard, even while complaining about the wet grass. Until next time, take care, and if reason won't bring an answer, what will? Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com |
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