I haven’t posted a Mandelbrot Fractal Zoom in quite a while. I was eager to check out what’s new in this area because computers are much more powerful now. It takes extreme computer power to make one of these. And even then the calculations take about a month.
The entirety of what you’ll see here is the result of 750,000,000 iterations of the famous Mandelbrot equation Z=Z^2 + C on the complex plane. “Complex plane” means it uses the number “i” which is the square root of -1. Because there’s no such thing as the square root of -1, it’s called an “imaginary number,” and imaginary though it may be, it’s essential to make a Mandelbrot and zoom into it. It’s considered to be the most fantastic thing ever discovered in the world of mathematics.
Here, we’re going to zoom into one tiny piece of the Mandelbrot Fractal, and as you’ll see, the detail that shows up is fabulous, and, in fact, it could go on forever. But we’ll just do it for 5 minutes. Bump it up to full screen. Focus on the center of the screen as it unfolds, relax, and enjoy!!