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Excel quad iteration M-set iterator Movie maker 75
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The Fractal Geometry of the Mandelbrot Set How the computer has revolutionized mathematics
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The Fractal Geometry of the Mandelbrot Set You need to know:
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How to count The Fractal Geometry of the Mandelbrot Set You need to know:
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The Fractal Geometry of the Mandelbrot Set How to add How to count You need to know:
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Many people know the pretty pictures...
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but few know the even prettier mathematics.
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Oh, that's nothing but the 3/4 bulb....
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...hanging off the period 16 M-set.....
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...lying in the 1/7 antenna...
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...attached to the 1/3 bulb...
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...hanging off the 3/7 bulb...
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...on the northwest side of the main cardioid.
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Oh, that's nothing but the 3/4 bulb, hanging off the period 16 M-set, lying in the 1/7 antenna of the 1/3 bulb attached to the 3/7 bulb on the northwest side of the main cardioid.
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Start with a function: x + constant 2
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Start with a function: x + constant 2 and a seed: x 0
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Then iterate: x = x + constant 10 2
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Then iterate: x = x + constant 10 2 21 2
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Then iterate: x = x + constant 10 2 21 2 32 2
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Then iterate: x = x + constant 10 2 21 2 32 2 43 2
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Then iterate: x = x + constant 10 2 21 2 32 2 43 2 Orbit of x 0 etc. Goal: understand the fate of orbits.
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Example: x + 1 Seed 0 2 x = 0 0 x = 1 2 3 4 5 6
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Example: x + 1 Seed 0 2 x = 0 0 x = 1 1 x = 2 3 4 5 6
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Example: x + 1 Seed 0 2 x = 0 0 x = 1 1 x = 2 2 x = 3 4 5 6
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Example: x + 1 Seed 0 2 x = 0 0 x = 1 1 x = 2 2 x = 5 3 x = 4 5 6
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Example: x + 1 Seed 0 2 x = 0 0 x = 1 1 x = 2 2 x = 5 3 x = 26 4 x = 5 6
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Example: x + 1 Seed 0 2 x = 0 0 x = 1 1 x = 2 2 x = 5 3 x = 26 4 x = big 5 x = 6
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Example: x + 1 Seed 0 2 x = 0 0 x = 1 1 x = 2 2 x = 5 3 x = 26 4 x = big 5 x = BIGGER 6
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Example: x + 1 Seed 0 2 x = 0 0 x = 1 1 x = 2 2 x = 5 3 x = 26 4 x = big 5 x = BIGGER 6 “Orbit tends to infinity”
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Example: x + 0 Seed 0 2 x = 0 0 x = 1 2 3 4 5 6
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Example: x + 0 Seed 0 2 x = 0 0 1 x = 2 3 4 5 6
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Example: x + 0 Seed 0 2 x = 0 0 1 2 x = 3 4 5 6
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Example: x + 0 Seed 0 2 x = 0 0 1 2 3 x = 4 5 6
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Example: x + 0 Seed 0 2 x = 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 “A fixed point”
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Example: x - 1 Seed 0 2 x = 0 0 x = 1 2 3 4 5 6
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Example: x - 1 Seed 0 2 x = 0 0 x = -1 1 x = 2 3 4 5 6
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Example: x - 1 Seed 0 2 x = 0 0 x = -1 1 x = 0 2 x = 3 4 5 6
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Example: x - 1 Seed 0 2 x = 0 0 x = -1 1 x = 0 2 x = -1 3 x = 4 5 6
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Example: x - 1 Seed 0 2 x = 0 0 x = -1 1 x = 0 2 x = -1 3 x = 0 4 x = 5 6
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Example: x - 1 Seed 0 2 x = 0 0 x = -1 1 x = 0 2 x = -1 3 x = 0 4 x = -1 5 x = 0 6 “A two- cycle”
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Example: x - 1.1 Seed 0 2 x = 0 0 x = 1 2 3 4 5 6
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Example: x - 1.1 Seed 0 2 x = 0 0 x = -1.1 1 x = 2 3 4 5 6
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Example: x - 1.1 Seed 0 2 x = 0 0 x = -1.1 1 x = 0.11 2 x = 3 4 5 6
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Example: x - 1.1 Seed 0 2 x = 0 0 x = -1.1 1 x = 0.11 2 x = 3 4 5 6 time for the computer! Excel + OrbDgm
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Observation: For some real values of c, the orbit of 0 goes to infinity, but for other values, the orbit of 0 does not escape.
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Complex Iteration Iterate z + c 2 complex numbers
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Example: z + i Seed 0 2 z = 0 0 z = 1 2 3 4 5 6
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Example: z + i Seed 0 2 z = 0 0 z = i 1 z = 2 3 4 5 6
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Example: z + i Seed 0 2 z = 0 0 z = i 1 z = -1 + i 2 z = 3 4 5 6
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Example: z + i Seed 0 2 z = 0 0 z = i 1 z = -1 + i 2 z = -i 3 z = 4 5 6
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Example: z + i Seed 0 2 z = 0 0 z = i 1 z = -1 + i 2 z = -i 3 z = -1 + i 4 z = 5 6
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Example: z + i Seed 0 2 z = 0 0 z = i 1 z = -1 + i 2 z = -i 3 z = -1 + i 4 z = -i 5 z = 6
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Example: z + i Seed 0 2 z = 0 0 z = i 1 z = -1 + i 2 z = -i 3 z = -1 + i 4 z = -i 5 z = -1 + i 6 2-cycle
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Example: z + i Seed 0 2 1 i -i
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Example: z + i Seed 0 2 1 i -i
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Example: z + i Seed 0 2 1 i -i
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Example: z + i Seed 0 2 -i 1 i
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Example: z + i Seed 0 2 1 i -i
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Example: z + i Seed 0 2 -i 1 i
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Example: z + i Seed 0 2 1 i -i
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Example: z + i Seed 0 2 -i 1 i
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Example: z + 2i Seed 0 2 z = 0 0 z = 1 2 3 4 5 6
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Example: z + 2i Seed 0 2 z = 0 0 z = 2i 1 z = -4 + 2i 2 z = 12 - 14i 3 z = -52 + 336i 4 z = big 5 z = BIGGER 6 Off to infinity
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Same observation Sometimes orbit of 0 goes to infinity, other times it does not.
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The Mandelbrot Set: All c-values for which the orbit of 0 does NOT go to infinity.
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Algorithm for computing M Start with a grid of complex numbers
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Algorithm for computing M Each grid point is a complex c-value.
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Algorithm for computing M Compute the orbit of 0 for each c. If the orbit of 0 escapes, color that grid point. red = fastest escape
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Algorithm for computing M Compute the orbit of 0 for each c. If the orbit of 0 escapes, color that grid point. orange = slower
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Algorithm for computing M Compute the orbit of 0 for each c. If the orbit of 0 escapes, color that grid point. yellow green blue violet
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Algorithm for computing M Compute the orbit of 0 for each c. If the orbit of 0 does not escape, leave that grid point black.
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Algorithm for computing M Compute the orbit of 0 for each c. If the orbit of 0 does not escape, leave that grid point black.
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The eventual orbit of 0
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3-cycle
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The eventual orbit of 0 3-cycle
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The eventual orbit of 0 3-cycle
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The eventual orbit of 0 3-cycle
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The eventual orbit of 0 3-cycle
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The eventual orbit of 0 3-cycle
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The eventual orbit of 0 3-cycle
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The eventual orbit of 0 3-cycle
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The eventual orbit of 0 3-cycle
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The eventual orbit of 0
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4-cycle
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The eventual orbit of 0 4-cycle
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The eventual orbit of 0 4-cycle
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The eventual orbit of 0 4-cycle
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The eventual orbit of 0 4-cycle
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The eventual orbit of 0 4-cycle
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The eventual orbit of 0 4-cycle
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The eventual orbit of 0 4-cycle
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The eventual orbit of 0
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5-cycle
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The eventual orbit of 0 5-cycle
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The eventual orbit of 0 5-cycle
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The eventual orbit of 0 5-cycle
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The eventual orbit of 0 5-cycle
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The eventual orbit of 0 5-cycle
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The eventual orbit of 0 5-cycle
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The eventual orbit of 0 5-cycle
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The eventual orbit of 0 5-cycle
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The eventual orbit of 0 5-cycle
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The eventual orbit of 0 5-cycle
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The eventual orbit of 0 2-cycle
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The eventual orbit of 0 2-cycle
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The eventual orbit of 0 2-cycle
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The eventual orbit of 0 2-cycle
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The eventual orbit of 0 2-cycle
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The eventual orbit of 0 fixed point
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The eventual orbit of 0 fixed point
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The eventual orbit of 0 fixed point
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The eventual orbit of 0 fixed point
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The eventual orbit of 0 fixed point
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The eventual orbit of 0 fixed point
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The eventual orbit of 0 fixed point
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The eventual orbit of 0 fixed point
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The eventual orbit of 0 goes to infinity
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The eventual orbit of 0 goes to infinity
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The eventual orbit of 0 goes to infinity
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The eventual orbit of 0 goes to infinity
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The eventual orbit of 0 goes to infinity
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The eventual orbit of 0 goes to infinity
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The eventual orbit of 0 goes to infinity
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The eventual orbit of 0 goes to infinity
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The eventual orbit of 0 goes to infinity
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The eventual orbit of 0 goes to infinity
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The eventual orbit of 0 goes to infinity
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The eventual orbit of 0 gone to infinity
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How understand the periods of the bulbs?
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How understand the periods of the bulbs?
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junction point three spokes attached
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Period 3 bulb junction point three spokes attached
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Period 4 bulb
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Period 5 bulb
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Period 7 bulb
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Period 13 bulb
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Filled Julia Set:
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Fix a c-value. The filled Julia set is all of the complex seeds whose orbits do NOT go to infinity.
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Example: z 2 Seed: In Julia set? 0
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Example: z 2 Seed: In Julia set? 0Yes
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Example: z 2 Seed: In Julia set? 0Yes 1
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Example: z 2 Seed: In Julia set? 0Yes 1
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Example: z 2 Seed: In Julia set? 0Yes 1
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Example: z 2 Seed: In Julia set? 0Yes 1 Yes
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Example: z 2 Seed: In Julia set? 0Yes 1 Yes i
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Example: z 2 Seed: In Julia set? 0Yes 1 Yes i
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Example: z 2 Seed: In Julia set? 0Yes 1 Yes i 2i
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Example: z 2 Seed: In Julia set? 0Yes 1 Yes i 2i No
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Example: z 2 Seed: In Julia set? 0Yes 1 Yes i 2i No 5
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Example: z 2 Seed: In Julia set? 0Yes 1 Yes i 2i No 5No way
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Filled Julia Set for z 2 All seeds on and inside the unit circle. i 1
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Other filled Julia sets Choose c from some component of the Mandelbrot set, then use the same algorithm as before: colored points escape to ∞ and so are not in the filled Julia set; black points form the filled Julia set. M-set computer
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If c is in the Mandelbrot set, then the filled Julia set is always a connected set.
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Other filled Julia sets But if c is not in the Mandelbrot set, then the filled Julia set is totally disconnected.
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Amazingly, the orbit of 0 knows it all: Theorem: For z 2 + c: If the orbit of 0 goes to infinity, the Julia set is a Cantor set (totally disconnected, “fractal dust”), and c is not in the Mandelbrot set. But if the orbit of 0 does not go to infinity, the Julia set is connected (just one piece), and c is in the Mandelbrot set. M-set movie maker --- frame # 200
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Animations: In and out of M arrangement of the bulbs Saddle node Period doubling Period 4 bifurcation
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How do we understand the arrangement of the bulbs?
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How do we understand the arrangement of the bulbs? Assign a fraction p/q to each bulb hanging off the main cardioid; q = period of the bulb.
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?/3 bulb principal spoke shortest spoke
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1/3 bulb
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1/3
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1/3 bulb 1/3
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1/3 bulb 1/3
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1/3 bulb 1/3
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1/3 bulb 1/3
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1/3 bulb 1/3
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1/3 bulb 1/3
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1/3 bulb 1/3
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1/3 bulb 1/3
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1/3 bulb 1/3
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??? bulb 1/3
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1/4 bulb 1/3
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1/4 bulb 1/3 1/4
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1/4 bulb 1/3 1/4
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1/4 bulb 1/3 1/4
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1/4 bulb 1/3 1/4
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1/4 bulb 1/3 1/4
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1/4 bulb 1/3 1/4
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1/4 bulb 1/3 1/4
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1/4 bulb 1/3 1/4
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1/4 bulb 1/3 1/4
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??? bulb 1/3 1/4
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2/5 bulb 1/3 1/4
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2/5 bulb 1/3 1/4 2/5
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2/5 bulb 1/3 1/4 2/5
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2/5 bulb 1/3 1/4 2/5
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2/5 bulb 1/3 1/4 2/5
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2/5 bulb 1/3 1/4 2/5
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??? bulb 1/3 1/4 2/5
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3/7 bulb 1/3 1/4 2/5
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3/7 bulb 1/3 1/4 2/5 3/7
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3/7 bulb 1/3 1/4 2/5 3/7
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3/7 bulb 1/3 1/4 2/5 3/7
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3/7 bulb 1/3 1/4 2/5 3/7
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3/7 bulb 1/3 1/4 2/5 3/7
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3/7 bulb 1/3 1/4 2/5 3/7
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3/7 bulb 1/3 1/4 3/7 2/5
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??? bulb 1/3 1/4 3/7 2/5
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1/2 bulb 1/3 1/4 3/7 1/2 2/5
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1/2 bulb 1/3 1/4 3/7 1/2 2/5
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1/2 bulb 1/3 1/4 3/7 1/2 2/5
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1/2 bulb 1/3 1/4 3/7 1/2 2/5
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??? bulb 1/3 1/4 3/7 1/2 2/5
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2/3 bulb 1/3 1/4 3/7 1/2 2/3 2/5
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2/3 bulb 1/3 1/4 3/7 1/2 2/3 2/5
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2/3 bulb 1/3 1/4 3/7 1/2 2/3 2/5
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2/3 bulb 1/3 1/4 3/7 1/2 2/3 2/5
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2/3 bulb 1/3 1/4 3/7 1/2 2/3 2/5
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2/3 bulb 1/3 1/4 3/7 1/2 2/3 2/5
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How to count
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1/4 How to count
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1/3 1/4 How to count
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1/3 1/4 2/5 How to count
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1/3 1/4 2/5 3/7 How to count
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1/3 1/4 2/5 3/7 1/2 How to count
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1/3 1/4 2/5 3/7 1/2 2/3 How to count
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1/3 1/4 2/5 3/7 1/2 2/3 The bulbs are arranged in the exact order of the rational numbers. How to count
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1/3 1/4 2/5 3/7 1/2 2/3 The bulbs are arranged in the exact order of the rational numbers. 1/101 32,123/96,787 How to count
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Animations: Mandelbulbs Spiralling fingers
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How to add
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1/2
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How to add 1/2 1/3
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How to add 1/2 1/3 2/5
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How to add 1/2 1/3 2/5 3/7
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+= 1/2 + 1/3 = 2/5
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+= 1/2 + 2/5 = 3/7
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Undergrads who add fractions this way will be subject to a minimum of five years in jail where they must do at least 500 integrals per day. Only PhDs in mathematics are allowed to add fractions this way.
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22 1/2 0/1 Here’s an interesting sequence:
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22 1/2 0/1 Watch the denominators 1/3
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22 1/2 0/1 Watch the denominators 1/3 2/5
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22 1/2 0/1 Watch the denominators 1/3 2/5 3/8
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22 1/2 0/1 Watch the denominators 1/3 2/5 3/8 5/13
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22 1/2 0/1 What’s next? 1/3 2/5 3/8 5/13
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22 1/2 0/1 What’s next? 1/3 2/5 3/8 5/13 8/21
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22 1/2 0/1 The Fibonacci sequence 1/3 2/5 3/8 5/13 8/21 13/34
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The Farey Tree
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How get the fraction in between with the smallest denominator?
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The Farey Tree Farey addition How get the fraction in between with the smallest denominator?
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The Farey Tree
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.... essentially the golden number
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Another sequence (denominators only) 1 2
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Another sequence (denominators only) 1 2 3
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Another sequence (denominators only) 1 2 3 4
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Another sequence (denominators only) 1 2 3 4 5
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Another sequence (denominators only) 1 2 3 4 5 6
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Another sequence (denominators only) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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sequence 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Devaney
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The Dynamical Systems and Technology Project at Boston University website: math.bu.edu/DYSYS: Have fun! Mandelbrot set explorer; Applets for investigating M-set; Applets for other complex functions; Chaos games, orbit diagrams, etc.
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Farey.qt Farey tree D-sequence Continued fraction expansion Far from rationals Other topics Website
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Continued fraction expansion Let’s rewrite the sequence: 1/2, 1/3, 2/5, 3/8, 5/13, 8/21, 13/34,..... as a continued fraction:
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Continued fraction expansion 1212 = 1212 the sequence: 1/2, 1/3, 2/5, 3/8, 5/13, 8/21, 13/34,.....
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Continued fraction expansion 1313 = 1212 + 1111 the sequence: 1/2, 1/3, 2/5, 3/8, 5/13, 8/21, 13/34,.....
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Continued fraction expansion 2525 = 1212 + 1111 + 1111 the sequence: 1/2, 1/3, 2/5, 3/8, 5/13, 8/21, 13/34,.....
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Continued fraction expansion 3838 = 1212 + 1111 + 1111 1111 + the sequence: 1/2, 1/3, 2/5, 3/8, 5/13, 8/21, 13/34,.....
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Continued fraction expansion = 1212 + 1111 + 1111 1111 + 1111 + 5 13 the sequence: 1/2, 1/3, 2/5, 3/8, 5/13, 8/21, 13/34,.....
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Continued fraction expansion = 1212 + 1111 + 1111 1111 + 1111 + 8 21 1111 + the sequence: 1/2, 1/3, 2/5, 3/8, 5/13, 8/21, 13/34,.....
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Continued fraction expansion = 1212 + 1111 + 1111 1111 + 1111 + 13 34 1111 + 1111 + the sequence: 1/2, 1/3, 2/5, 3/8, 5/13, 8/21, 13/34,.....
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Continued fraction expansion = 1212 + 1111 + 1111 1111 + 1111 + 13 34 1111 + 1111 + essentially the 1/golden number the sequence: 1/2, 1/3, 2/5, 3/8, 5/13, 8/21, 13/34,.....
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We understand what happens for = 1a1a + 1b1b + 1c1c 1d1d + 1e1e + 1f1f + 1g1g + where all entries in the sequence a, b, c, d,.... are bounded above. But if that sequence grows too quickly, we’re in trouble!!! etc.
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The real way to prove all this: Need to measure: the size of bulbs the length of spokes the size of the “ears.”
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There is an external Riemann map : C - D C - M taking the exterior of the unit disk to the exterior of the Mandelbrot set.
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takes straight rays in C - D to the “external rays” in C - M 01/2 1/3 2/3 external ray of angle 1/3
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Suppose p/q is periodic of period k under doubling mod 1: period 2 period 3 period 4
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Suppose p/q is periodic of period k under doubling mod 1: period 2 period 3 period 4 Then the external ray of angle p/q lands at the “root point” of a period k bulb in the Mandelbrot set.
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0 1/3 2/3 0 is fixed under angle doubling, so lands at the cusp of the main cardioid.
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0 1/3 2/3 1/3 and 2/3 have period 2 under doubling, so and land at the root of the period 2 bulb. 2
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0 1/3 2/3 And if lies between 1/3 and 2/3, then lies between and. 2
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0 1/3 2/3 So the size of the period 2 bulb is, by definition, the length of the set of rays between the root point rays, i.e., 2/3-1/3=1/3. 2
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0 1/3 2/3 1/15 and 2/15 have period 4, and are smaller than 1/7.... 1/7 2/7 3/7 4/7 5/7 6/7 2 3 3 1/15 2/15
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0 1/3 2/3 1/15 and 2/15 have period 4, and are smaller than 1/7.... 1/7 2/7 3/7 4/7 5/7 6/7 2 3 3 1/15 2/15
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0 1/3 2/3 1/7 2/7 3/7 4/7 5/7 6/7 2 3 3 1/15 2/15 3/15 and 4/15 have period 4, and are between 1/7 and 2/7....
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0 1/3 2/3 3/15 and 4/15 have period 4, and are between 1/7 and 2/7.... 1/7 2/7 3/7 4/7 5/7 6/7 2 3 3 1/15 2/15
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1/72/7 3/15 and 4/15 have period 4, and are between 1/7 and 2/7....
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1/72/7 3/15 and 4/15 have period 4, and are between 1/7 and 2/7.... 3/154/15
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So what do we know about M? All rational external rays land at a single point in M.
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So what do we know about M? All rational external rays land at a single point in M. Rays that are periodic under doubling land at root points of a bulb. Non-periodic rational rays land at Misiurewicz points (how we measure length of antennas).
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So what do we know about M? “Highly irrational” rays also land at unique points, and we understand what goes on here. “Highly irrational" = “far” from rationals, i.e.,
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So what do we NOT know about M? But we don't know if irrationals that are “close” to rationals land. So we won't understand quadratic functions until we figure this out.
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MLC Conjecture: The boundary of the M-set is “locally connected” --- if so, all rays land and we are in heaven!. But if not......
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The Dynamical Systems and Technology Project at Boston University website: math.bu.edu/DYSYS Have fun!
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A number is far from the rationals if:
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This happens if the “continued fraction expansion” of has only bounded terms.
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