Peter de Jong Attractors
Peter de Jong Attractors
This Demonstration iterates the map attributed to Peter de Jong:
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The coordinates of a random point in the plane is substituted into the formula and evaluated; the result is fed back into the formula and the process is iterated. Such repeated substitution (recursion or iteration) often produces points spreading over beautiful structures called attractors. Thus a simple mathematical rule produces complex visually esthetic images.
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