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Title: Are fractal flames really fractals?
Post by: pswanson on May 20, 2016, 10:43:07 PM
I have been creating various fractal flames using Apophysis for some time now.  In the literature these structures have been referred to as a particular class of fractals.  However, most of them do not exhibit self-similarity (like that found in a Sierpinski triangle).  Why then are the flame objects referred to as fractals?


Title: Re: Are fractal flames really fractals?
Post by: TheRedshiftRider on May 20, 2016, 10:54:12 PM
If I remember correctly they are partly IFS fractals. With apophysis it is possible to apply strange attractors and other filters to them. As far as I know they are still fractals but they might not look like it.


Title: Re: Are fractal flames really fractals?
Post by: DarkBeam on May 21, 2016, 05:26:37 PM
Correct :dink: