Strange plant 1

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Strange Plant 1
Field: Fractals
Author: Jos Leys
Website: Mathematical Imagery by Jos Leys

Strange Plant 1, by Jos Leys.

A fractal that looks organic in origin, much like a fern or other plant. Fractals reiterate infinitely, and real ferns seem to grow in the same sort of iterative pattern.

Found at Mathematical Imagery by Jos Leys
Field: Fractals

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A fractal that looks organic in origin, much like a fern or other plant. Fractals reiterate infinitely, and real ferns seem to grow in the same sort of iterative pattern.


About the Author

Jos Leys creates images from mathematics using programs such as Ultrafractal and Povray. He has also created a two hour mathematical animation film called Dimensions, in collaboration with the French mathematicians E.Ghys and A.Alvarez.



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