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The Mandelbrot Set

The Mandelbrot Set M is defined by a family of complex quadratic polynomials. Mathematically, the Mandelbrot set is just a set of complex numbers. A given complex number c either belongs to M or it does not. A picture of the Mandelbrot set can be made by coloring all the points c which belong to M black, and all other points white. The more colorful pictures usually seen are generated by coloring points not in the set according to how quickly or slowly the sequence diverges to infinity.

 

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Watch a video of a computer zooming into the Mandelbrot Set

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Uploaded on July 11, 2008
Taken on July 11, 2008