Fractals are remarkable examples of self-similarity where a structure or dynamic pattern is repeated over multiple spatial or time scales. However, little is known about how fractal stimuli such as ...

A mathematician has developed a new way to uncover simple patterns that might underlie apparently complex systems, such as clouds, cracks in materials or the movement of the stockmarket. The method, ...

Fractals have become a common sight, thanks to computer imagery In 1975, a new word came into use, when a maverick mathematician made an important discovery. So what are fractals? And why are they ...

Snowflakes, fern leaves, romanesco cauliflower heads: many structures in nature have a certain regularity. Their individual parts resemble the shape of the whole structure. Such shapes, which repeat ...

「in fractal」は、フラクタル図形をテーマにしたゲーム。Windows 8に対応するフリーソフトで、“ふりーむ！”のライブラリページからダウンロードできる。 フラクタル図形とは簡潔に言えば、拡大し続けても無限に複雑な構造を指す。全体とその一部が同じ ...