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A new kind of fractal?

http://www.gibney.de/does_anybody_know_this_fractal Is this some known kind of fractal? Update: This one got a lot of great feedback from around the net. I summarized it here: ...
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About fractals , domains and iterations ( complex dynamics )

Let $f$ be an entire nonpolynomial function. Consider $g:= f(f(f(...))).$ Define a hole as divergence surrounded completely by convergeance. ( a bit like the donut in topology ) Alot of questions ...
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Complex Numbers in Fractal Algorithms

I am a high school freshman who is undertaking a small development project on fractals. I do not want to get too in depth, but I would love to blow my math teacher's socks off. Having looked through ...
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Quick Julia/Mandelbrot Testing

I have successfully implemented a realtime Julia/Mandelbrot set generator on the GPU. Primarily out of curiosity, what I'm looking for now is a faster test algorithm. Ideally, I want a boolean ...
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Is a 3D Mandelbrot-esque fractal analogue possible?

I understand that (unlike complex numbers) there's no consistent 3 dimensional number system (even 4D loses some nice properties). Regardless, I'm wondering if there might be a 'trick' to create a 3D ...
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Undiscovered fractal sets?

I'm interested in the topic of fractals, such as those created by the borders of the Mandelbrot and Julia sets. My question is if there are other, not yet discovered fractal sets, which one could ...
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rearrange $z \mapsto z^2 + c$

Mathematics, some of its magic is that a lot is known about how to rearrange its statements (equations). Given the Mandelbrot Set: $z \mapsto z² + c$ (or more precisely) $z_{i+1} = z_i ^2 + c$ ...
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Mandelbrot fractal: How is it possible?

I'm a programmer and have recently played around a bit with rendering Mandelbrot fractals / zooming into them. What I can't grasp: How can such infinite, complex shapes come out of somewhat 10 lines ...