My_Shrimp_Cot Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 What is the Mandelbrot Set and what does it have to do with ?? Oops...that's 2 questions.. No Cheating, googling or asking smart people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickyrob Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 The Mandelbrot set is a pattern formed by an extremely simple mathematical transformation z --> z2 + c (z maps to z squared + c). Apparently, this simple transformation when repeated using the transformed number on a complex plane (i.e. using complex numbers), gives us the blob like the one on the Rush T-Shirts.....as you magnify areas of the 'blob', the pattern gets increasingly more complicated. Don't ask me anything more , I'm dumbfounded myself. I just have a book on it thats all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushRevisited Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 QUOTE (rickyrob @ Nov 9 2004, 03:35 PM) The Mandelbrot set is a pattern formed by an extremely simple mathematical transformation z --> z2 + c (z maps to z squared + c). Apparently, this simple transformation when repeated using the transformed number on a complex plane (i.e. using complex numbers), gives us the blob like the one on the Rush T-Shirts.....as you magnify areas of the 'blob', the pattern gets increasingly more complicated. Don't ask me anything more , I'm dumbfounded myself. I just have a book on it thats all. My cat's breath smells like cat food.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My_Shrimp_Cot Posted November 9, 2004 Author Share Posted November 9, 2004 QUOTE (rickyrob @ Nov 9 2004, 03:35 PM) The Mandelbrot set is a pattern formed by an extremely simple mathematical transformation z --> z2 + c (z maps to z squared + c). Apparently, this simple transformation when repeated using the transformed number on a complex plane (i.e. using complex numbers), gives us the blob like the one on the Rush T-Shirts.....as you magnify areas of the 'blob', the pattern gets increasingly more complicated. Don't ask me anything more , I'm dumbfounded myself. I just have a book on it thats all. Yay....BTW it's under the disk on Test for Echo too. I know I'm a geek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pags Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 QUOTE (My_Shrimp_Cot @ Nov 9 2004, 03:51 PM)QUOTE (rickyrob @ Nov 9 2004, 03:35 PM) The Mandelbrot set is a pattern formed by an extremely simple mathematical transformation z --> z2 + c (z maps to z squared + c). Apparently, this simple transformation when repeated using the transformed number on a complex plane (i.e. using complex numbers), gives us the blob like the one on the Rush T-Shirts.....as you magnify areas of the 'blob', the pattern gets increasingly more complicated. Don't ask me anything more , I'm dumbfounded myself. I just have a book on it thats all. Yay....BTW it's under the disk on Test for Echo too. I know I'm a geek. Geek or not, you win the award hands down for best membername. Shrimp Cot - just awesome!! I watched that segment last Friday night after many drinks and I was rolling!!!! Repeated it like four times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolinda Bonz Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 QUOTE (My_Shrimp_Cot @ Nov 9 2004, 12:37 PM) What is the Mandelbrot Set and what does it have to do with ?? Oops...that's 2 questions.. No Cheating, googling or asking smart people! To drink the milk of pair o' dice This is all very intriguing, but I'm beginning to wonder if I killed a few brain cells during last Friday's RIR party. I always thought the T4E picture was a snowflake (how would I know, I live in Phoenix.) Which tshirt are you talking about? This one? http://usera.imagecave.com/RolindaBonz/tshirt.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My_Shrimp_Cot Posted November 10, 2004 Author Share Posted November 10, 2004 A clarification (I hope) The mandelbrot set, (the black blob below) represents all the complex numbers that DO NOT fly away to infinity when you square them (times them by themselves) and add the result to the previous number and do that over and over again. The Mandelbrot set in TFE is turned sideways and squished a little. http://usera.imagecave.com/cscott65/large-small.jpg When you zoom in on edge to see what it looks like you get endless complicated behavior. http://usera.imagecave.com/cscott65/favorite2.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alsgalpal Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
launchpad67a Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 Bunch of 'Googlers'...........................lol!! Isn't the internet great? My question to all of you... What is the 'Vandalay' theory associated with?? And who/what does it describe? Anyone....?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolinda Bonz Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 QUOTE (My_Shrimp_Cot @ Nov 10 2004, 09:00 AM) A clarification (I hope) The mandelbrot set, (the black blob below) represents all the complex numbers that DO NOT fly away to infinity when you square them (times them by themselves) and add the result to the previous number and do that over and over again. The Mandelbrot set in TFE is turned sideways and squished a little. http://usera.imagecave.com/cscott65/large-small.jpg When you zoom in on edge to see what it looks like you get endless complicated behavior. http://usera.imagecave.com/cscott65/favorite2.jpg Oh? *still hasn't got a clue* What's it for? and why (would you guess) Rush chose to use it on T4E? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My_Shrimp_Cot Posted November 15, 2004 Author Share Posted November 15, 2004 What's it for?? Nobody knows..It just "is" Someone put into computer a very simple program with complex numbers and that thing showed up....unexpectedly. It birthed "chaos theory"....Like that guy from Jurassic Park kept going on and an about... It has to do with chance and luck, which is a pretty strong theme in Rush's Music. And it's just a cool, geeky math thing.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolinda Bonz Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 Far out So what's on my tshirt? more, geeky cool math things? or something with practical application? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolinda Bonz Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 QUOTE (Rolinda Bonz @ Nov 10 2004, 12:38 AM) http://usera.imagecave.com/RolindaBonz/tshirt.jpg Moonraker, do you know what this is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonraker Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 Sorry but I dont. My specialty is in molecular cell biology, I havent really gotten too involved with mathematics at all. Just nowhere near as exciting to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolinda Bonz Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 Ok, thought i'd ask, anyway...you seem to know an awful lot...specially for a puppy. Does anyone know? anyone....anyone.... It's not a quiz. I'm wondering mysnelf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonraker Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 QUOTE (Rolinda Bonz @ Nov 22 2004, 10:12 PM) Ok, thought i'd ask, anyway...you seem to know an awful lot...specially for a puppy. Does anyone know? anyone....anyone.... It's not a quiz. I'm wondering mysnelf. Woot! I get to be smart Ok, that spot is making me thirsty for a certain lemon-lime drink right about now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debe Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Because It's used to make fractal art, all those groovy light shows.... edit due to spelling error... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debe Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 And one of there CD's forget which if you put it in the Disk drive of your pc it will down load a fractal program for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afansince74 Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Different Stages, I believe it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indica Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 google google Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asian Rush Fan Posted April 16, 2005 Share Posted April 16, 2005 QUOTE (My_Shrimp_Cot @ Nov 15 2004, 12:01 AM) What's it for?? Nobody knows..It just "is" Someone put into computer a very simple program with complex numbers and that thing showed up....unexpectedly. It birthed "chaos theory"....Like that guy from Jurassic Park kept going on and an about... It has to do with chance and luck, which is a pretty strong theme in Rush's Music. And it's just a cool, geeky math thing.... And String Theory too. Which helped create a movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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