Christmas Attractor

[Ross Hilbert]

Christmas Attractor



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This fractal is a strange attractor with 6-way dihedral symmetry. It was found using the Fractal Science Kit fractal generator built-in program "Symmetric Attractors (Search)" which searches for interesting attractors with rotational/dihedral symmetry.

The program is based on an algorithm described in the paper:

Chaotic attractors with cyclic symmetry revisited,
Kevin C. Jones and Clifford A. Reiter (Lafayette College).
Computers & Graphics 24 (2000) 271-282.

For additional information about the Fractal Science Kit fractal generator see:
  - http://www.fractalsciencekit.com/index.htm

[Duncan C]

Very striking, and "Christmasy" image. Well done.

[twinbee]

Cool stuff. In a perfect world, snowflakes would look somewhat like this, and also be lit up as they fall.