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Letters from Terra - Life in water warmed by sunlight
 
 

     
 
 

     
Mandelbrot generator screenshot - Click for more
 
 

     

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) |
Delphi (4.0) DirectX units | View Screenshots
 
 
Letters from Terra | Updated 15th December 2004 | By Jonathan Ayling