Dimensions and Math
DIMENSION CALCULATIONS and FRACTALS
My granddaughter did extensive research and created the following using primarily two websites thinkquest.org and mathgrapher.com
Did you ever wonder what might be a calculation for the various dimensions? This is very important in understanding how self-similar fractals are mathematically calculated. A self-similar fractal is a repeat of itself to infinity.
The formula that applies is as follows:
Calculating eD=N Fractal Dimension using Self-Similarity
magnification dimension = # identical shapes
e = magnification
D = dimension
N = Resulting number of identical shapes
Fractals in Nature
- Fractal Geometry :: Fractals in Nature
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