Posts Tagged ‘Fractals’
Fractal Dendrites on Ice
Here is another glorious manifestation of fractal geometry to go along with a previous post on fractals in nature. This time it is dendrites in the cracking pattern of a sheet of ice.
Fractals in Black and White
Beauty transcends color and presentation. It is specially the case for the depiction of objects in art (e.g. photography). The most pleasing elements need not be masqueraded with color. A simple black and while image distills the essence of attraction and creativity. Below are fractal images (Yes, I realize you are aware of the fondness ROL has to these abstractions we call fractals…) via a compilation put together by Smashing Magazine for your pleasure. Enjoy!
Fractal Flight
A nice video of flight through the fractal world of colorful fantasy by David Harpe.
Fractals in Nature
It is amazing how access to information can do to the fulfillment of thirst for knowledge. Here is a result of a Google image search for “fractals in nature.” The return is nothing short of a glorious and breathtaking display of the manifestation of fractal geometry. Examples are shown below.
Fibonacci Sequence, Spirals, Fractals, Growth, and Expansion
An informative piece on the manifestation of spirals, fractals, and the Fibonacci sequence of numbers in socioeconomics.
The Tibet Fractals
The Boston Globe has another set of glorious and breathtaking photographs collected under the title of “Earth, observed.” Shown below is one that shows “cloudless skies allowed a clear view of Tibet in mid-December 2008. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) flying onboard NASA’s Terra satellite captured this true-color, image on December 18, 2008. Snow caps some mountain peaks, and ice partially covers some lakes in this high-altitude region, nicknamed the “Roof of the World.” (NASA/Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, Goddard Space Flight Center)“
The Tibet Fractals
Of course, readers of these pages remember previous posts on fractals and seeing into infinity. This photograph is yet again another example of the manifestation of fractal geometry in natural processes.
Fractals
Are you moved by the concept of fractals? Would you be interested in finding out what a simple equation describing the Mandelbrot Set as the following gives?
an+1 = an2 + c
I strongly recommend watching the following documentary by Arthur Clarke, Fractals: The Colors of Infinity.
Seeing into Infinity
Fractal zoom into Mandelbrot Corner. What a delight of simplicity and complexity!
