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[9.12] Fractals and Nature
Fractal geometry -- A field of mathematics pioneered
by Benoit Mandelbrot that involves the study of a set of infinitely
recursive mathematical functions which seem to mirror natural
phenomena like
leaf
and cloud formation. Computer graphic fractal
programs are often used to create images of such natural objects.