FOTD -- September 06, 2011 (Rating 8) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today, we take a short trip back into the depths of the Mandelbrot set, where we check the tip of a minor filament extending from the northeast lobe of the main bay of the large minibrot on the main spike of the M-set. We find today's scene at a depth of over 10^47, where the filaments have become so numerous that they form a circular pattern that almost appears to be a series of overlapping concentric disks. The name "An Act of Numbers" is true of all fractals, and perhaps true of the sub-atomic realm as well. I'll not speculate on the 'real' physical world, which after all is composed of sub-atomic particles. The rating of an 8 shows that there is much to yet be found in the moderately deep depths of the Mandelbrot set. The calculation time of 7-1/2 minutes is surprisingly fast for an image of such magnitude. For convenience, the image has been calculated and posted on the official FOTD web site at: <http://www.crosscanpuzzles.com/Archives.html> The image is posted in high definition at: <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> The original FOTD web site may be accessed at: <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> Steady all-day rain made today a day to be forgotten here at Fractal Central. The temperature of a chilly 63F 17C added nothing at all. The fractal cats made the best of things from their indoor watch posts. The humans did what humans do in bad weather -- they took care of indoor tasks. The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and what would happen if we changed the numbers that rule the cosmos? Jim Muth jimmuth@earthlink.net START PARAMETER FILE======================================= An_Act_of_Numbers { ; time=0:07:33.39-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=mandel center-mag=-1.7398862009229\ 2716794826475168986805702702997920619/0.0121740795\ 736008844348618774004549150492589525494697/\ 1.5923e+047/1/30/0 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=10000 bailout=9 inside=0 periodicity=6 colors=000dBv`BvWBvRCvNCvICvjY0ECvHHsJMqLRnNWlwMZP\ _jNTeMN`KGWJASOSWSh_jqNejO`ePW`QRXQMTRHPSCLT1CM8IT\ FOZLUdS_jYepXbjX`dWZZWXTVVNVTHiF3VRCGbL1nU4kY6h`8e\ dAbgD_kFXnHUrJRuELq9Fm17o4Ai6Dc8FYBISDLMJL4FNGBOS8\ Pc4Qo1Rz7TyCUxIWwNXvTZuY_tZYq_Xn_Vk`Uh`SeaRbiNiaQ`\ USTMUL1c2FWDQTETPNWMWYId`FmbCuaDsaEq`Fo`Gn_Hl_IjsM\ X_IiHFzGEuGEpFElFDgEDb05XEDZSK_eSarY`sZbtZduZerQZo\ HSm7Nl8Ll8Jl8Hl8Gl8El8Cl8BkDFjIJjNNiSRiXVhaZvsRhfb\ VUnIIzPMvWQs`RzaTpbUgcVZdWQdXH`SLXOPUJTQFXetlNB_VO\ ea`jhmooytbmjRb`y3YoAYfGYXMYLQ`OSYQTWSUTUVRXXPZYM`\ ZKcVAb_IbaSacQ`eO_gMZiKYkIiyFYlHN_I02A03F04K15P26U\ 37Z48c59h5Am8BrAJmDPjFUmI`mKgpOovRwzKcgHUcEKZAAUK0\ PU0Kzhzx`zxPwrUqlSkfQe`O_VMUPKOJIIAB9DHCGMFKRIPXLU\ aOZdEcfQhjDmh0hg4ce7ZdAUbEPaHK`KIXH3QF3KD2FB2CA2A9\ C7CE5FJ7II9LHBOGCRMDQSEPYEOcFNgBJiFNkJRlNUnRYoV`qZ\ drag4pzzzz4pzoKFpGFnAviBv } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================