Fractals

Have you heard of fractals (Фрактали)? In general terms, a fractal is a geometric shape that when split into parts will produce reduced-sized copies of itself... all parts of the whole are similar to the whole. Fractals are found everywhere in nature and also in man-made elements... for example the dragon tail, Hindu and Muslim decorations, broccoli and colliflower, crystals and mountain ranges, fractals are used in the creation of screen savers and compuer landscapes. The picture above presents the Mandelbrot Set discovered by Benoît Mandelbrot in 1982. This set is believed to be one of the most perfect fractal systems found almost everywhere. The youtube video is a documentary (that could be seen online) made by Arthur C. Clarke (the author of the Odyssey sequel) and explores the characteristics of fractals, specifically the M-set, in nature and all around us. Enjoy, you may never see the world with the same eyes again after this film.