Title: crab nebula Post by: taurus on October 06, 2011, 12:36:46 PM óne of the biggest fractals ever seen...
with a diameter of about 10 lj or 1017 m (http://images.suite101.com/764090_de_krebsnebel.jpg) Title: Re: crab nebula Post by: Yesiamjames on October 06, 2011, 01:48:56 PM One of the most beautiful sights in nature. Can it really be defined as a fractal though?
When it first supernoved in 1054 it released as much light as an entire galaxy and was visible in the day light for 3 weeks. I hope Betelgeuse explodes in our lifetime, at 6 times closer to us it's going to be a hell of a sight! Title: Re: crab nebula Post by: taurus on October 07, 2011, 11:59:26 AM One of the most beautiful sights in nature. Can it really be defined as a fractal though? Can it really be not fractal? it has strong signs of self-similarity and it originates in a (non-linear) dynamic process. so it is at least chaotic. for me as a visual human it looks quite fractal even though i can't number its fractal dimension. maybe smething around 2.2? Title: Re: crab nebula Post by: Dinkydau on February 13, 2012, 07:10:58 PM It does look like something made with apophysis. Fractals don't always look like fractals. |