WOLFRAM|DEMONSTRATIONS PROJECT

Swirl Points

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points
a
0.6
color
Interesting behavior can be seen plotting points for the swirl function defined by
f(x)xsin(
a
r
)-ycos(
a
r
)
,
f(y)xsin(
a
r
)+ycos(
a
r
)
, where
r
2
x
+
2
y
. The variable
a
is the power of
r
, in a range -1 to 1, while
x
and
y
vary from .01 to 20.