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Fractals & Chaos Theory

Discover infinite complexity arising from simple equations through 29 interactive demonstrations. Zoom into the Mandelbrot set, watch strange attractors evolve, and explore emergent behavior in cellular automata.

See also: Differential Equations for the chaotic dynamics underlying strange attractors, Measure Theory for Hausdorff dimension and self-similarity, and Topology for the difference between topological and fractal dimension.

  1. 01

    Introduction to Fractals

    Self-similarity, fractal dimension, and fractals in nature

    3 demos
  2. 02

    The Mandelbrot Set

    Infinite complexity from z² + c - zoom forever into mathematical beauty

    4 demos
  3. 03

    Julia Sets

    Each point in Mandelbrot has its own Julia set - explore the connection

    4 demos
  4. 04

    Lorenz Attractor

    The butterfly that started chaos theory - sensitivity to initial conditions

    3 demos
  5. 05

    Bifurcation & Chaos

    Period doubling, the Feigenbaum constant, and the road to chaos

    4 demos
  6. 06

    Strange Attractors

    Rössler, Hénon, Clifford - beautiful patterns from simple equations

    3 demos
  7. 07

    Cellular Automata

    Conway's Game of Life, Wolfram's rules, and emergent complexity

    4 demos
  8. 08

    Fractal Geometry

    Sierpinski, Koch, Menger - constructing infinite detail

    4 demos

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