Lamda Space

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In the world of fractals, the Mandelbrot Set is a stunning geometrical shape that results when you take a particular equation and apply it to a number, and then to the result, and then to each subsequent result after, ad infinitum. But what happens when you go from two dimensions to three? You get a “Mandelbulb.” And if you want to see how such a shape evolves over time, check out this stunning computer animation of a Mandelbulb modeling the movement of 250,000,000 particles.

Snowflake under a microscope. More.

fuckyeahfluiddynamics:

Differences in surface tension between two layers of fluid can cause fascinating finger-like instabilities.  Here glycerol is spread in a thin film on a silicon wafer.  Then a wire coated in oleic acid, which has a lower surface tension than glycerol, was touched to the wafer.  As the oleic acid spreads across the film surface, Marangoni and capillary stresses cause variations in the film thickness, which results in the dendritic patterns seen here. (Photo credit: B. Fischer et al.)

“Studies among the Snow Crystals” by Wilson Bentley, 1902

The Buddhabrot is a map related to the Mandelbrot set. Its name reflects its similarity to classical depictions ofGautama Buddha, seated in a meditation pose with a forehead mark (tikka) and traditional topknot (ushnisha).

Google Earth Fractals