Fractalvision Computer Services

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A fractal is an object that is made up of smaller copies of itself. Those smaller copies are in turn made up of even smaller copies. Most objects and processes in nature have a fractal structure to them, like clouds or mountains. A good example in nature is a stalk of broccoli. Each branch looks like a smaller copy of the whole, itself being made of even smaller stalks. The difference between that and mathematical fractals is that in math there is infinite detail, in other words one never reaches the "broccoli flower". The fractals that we make are generated by math equations and don't exist outside of the computer itself. Many pictures can come from each equation, with different input values giving different results. One equation that we use, the Mandelbrot set, was published in Scientific American in 1985 and is well known. It is named for Benoit Mandelbrot, a research fellow at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, New York. He coined the term fractal to describe forms having fractional dimension. Arnie has been working with these types of equations and programs since 1985. Our philosophy is to produce as bright, clear and as high in quality as possible and still keep the price range as low as possible. In each image that we make there are no less than 200 million calculations performed to generate. We make the pictures on a Sun Microsystems computer. We use equations that Arnie develops and programs developed by John Bolton and Arnie Greif. Though created mathematically, fractals offer both beautiful and colorful art compositions. They are a part of a new genre in the art world. Fractals combine creative and scientific elements to produce an advanced art for today. Sherri Greif Arnie Greif Send mail to arnie@fractalv.com with questions or comments about this web site. Copyright

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