Mandelbrot fractal. Computer graphic showing a fractal image derived from the Mandelbrot Set. Fractals geometry is used to derive complex shapes as often occur in nature. The Mandelbrot Set,named after the mathematician Benoit B. Mandelbrot,is a group of complex numbers. Each point is assigned a colour depending upon its behaviour plotted under a series of simple but repeated mathematical operations or mappings. Generated on a computer screen,fractals are used to create models for real-world non-linear phenomena such as stock market prices,weather forecasting,plant growth,erosion of coastlines and fluid turbulence |