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Fractal
generators in Delphi
Fractals
have been a passion of mine for some time now,
and are based on relatively recent advances in
mathematics, aided by the ability of computers
to carry out numberless iterations and maintain
the accuracy of a certain variable. Representing
the results of these iterations graphically produces
patterns that are profound in their beauty,simplicity
and elusivefamiliarity. Although the mechanisms
for producing these fractals are deceptively simple
- the Mandelbrot set is generated from the iteration
of a complex quadratic (through about 10 lines
of code) - the results are archingly complex,
with repetitions in their structures, and a continuous
unbroken pattern. I currently have two fractal
generators available now as compiled 32-bit windows
programs, including the Delphi source: the Mandelbrot
set, a classic fractal that is almost limitless
in it's complexity, and can be used to simultaneously
generate the Julia set (included); and a simple
real number fractal, the logistics bifurcation
diagram. Experiment, enjoy,and take a look at
the source code for each respective fractal. All
the downloads contain source files for Delphi
4- and, as usual, if you want to recompile them
you'll need the DirectX for Delphi libraries,
available in the Delphi 4 section of this site.
More to come soon, Jon.
Download
the MandelBrot demo (249 Kb, zipped) |
Download
the "Logistics" generator (184 Kb, zipped)
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