Thursday, January 7, 2010

Fractals II






In the 17th century, Gottfried Leibniz discovered the mathematics behind fractals. It wasn't until 1872 that Karl Weierstrass gave an example of a function that would today be considered a fractal. Some more of the applications are digital sundial, seismology, signal and image compression, generation of various art forms, and creation of digital photographic enlargements. Here are a few more examples:


-Lindsey

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