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A note on inverted mandelbrot sets

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A simple technique is described for demonstrating artistically interesting behavior in chaotic systems defined by complex dynamics. In particular, the Mandelbrot set for the iterative process\(\zeta \to \zeta ^p + (1/u)^p \) is explored.

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  1. Visualization Systems Group, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, 10598, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA

    Clifford A. Pickover

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Pickover, C.A. A note on inverted mandelbrot sets. The Visual Computer 6, 227–229 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02341047

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