Fractals are geometric objects that are self-similar ... One can draw this by starting with __/\__ and then adding a 'bump' to each of the straight sides (i.e., repeat the basic pattern on smaller and ...

What do spiders’ webs, snowflakes and snail shells have in common? They all contain fractals: Nature’s exquisite, endlessly ...

This 1998 book describes the progress that had been made towards the development of a comprehensive understanding of the formation of complex, disorderly patterns under conditions far from equilibrium ...

As soon as it started, I was captured by the startling beauty of the patterns that emerged from ... presented in his 1982 manifesto, The Fractal Geometry of Nature, argued that scientific methods ...

Marcus du Sautoy describes how fractal geometry can be used to describe natural ... or during lessons on pattern and following rules. Students can then be asked to explore other fractals, and ...

The pattern appeared suddenly and immediately ... senior study author told New Scientist. The complex geometry of fractals ...

[PapaJ06] puts a new twist on it by using a microwave oven transformer to generate fractal patterns in wood. We’ve seen these Lichtenberg figures before, but generally as electric discharges in ...