Fractal

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Computer_graphics
gptkb:art
gptkb:signal_processing
Nature modeling
gptkbp:characterizedBy Fractional dimension
Self-similarity
gptkbp:coinedBy gptkb:Benoit_Mandelbrot
gptkbp:dimensions gptkb:Hausdorff_dimension
Box-counting dimension
Topological dimension
gptkbp:example gptkb:Sierpinski_triangle
gptkb:Julia_set
gptkb:Mandelbrot_set
gptkb:Cantor_set
gptkb:Koch_snowflake
gptkb:Dragon_curve
gptkb:Barnsley_fern
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1975
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fractal
gptkbp:property Scale invariance
Can be finite or infinite
Irregularity
Appears in natural phenomena
Can be described by simple rules
Can be deterministic or random
Can be visualized graphically
Detail at every scale
Infinite complexity
Mathematical set
Non-integer dimension
Often generated by iteration
Recursive structure
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:L-system
gptkb:Chaos_theory
Dynamical systems
Iterated function system
gptkbp:studiedIn gptkb:Mathematics
gptkb:Physics
Computer science
gptkbp:usedFor Medical imaging
Image compression
Stock market analysis
Antenna design
Modeling clouds
Modeling coastlines
Modeling mountains
Modeling plants
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:No_Man's_Sky
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6