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Fractal
The term fractal was coined by Benoit Mandelbrot in 1975 and was derived from the Latin fractus meaning 'broken' or 'fractured'.
It refers to any function or object, which replicates with self-similarity that manifests more and more clearly the greater it is investigated. An object with fractal properties could be examined ever more closely, and there would always be implicit solutions to giving the viewer more details - without actually loading an infinite amount of data onto the object.
Fractals are based on the same algorithms that form many natural physical objects, and so are perfect for producing mountains, cloud formations, and plants in relatively cheap processing power, that expands to whatever level of detail the user requires as she moves closer.
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(06/07/2009)
Two UQ Science researchers have proved two famous physical laws that have been widely used for the past 25 years do not always work.
Dr Tony Roberts and PhD student Christophe P. Haynes, from the School of Maths and Physics, ...
(10/05/2012)
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(06/02/2010)
Just as the heartbeats of today's electronic devices depend on the ability to switch the flow of electricity in semiconductors on and off with lightning speed, the viability of the "spintronic" devices of the future -- technologies that ...
(14/10/2011)
April 9-14, 2012
Loews Ventana Canyon Resort Hotel, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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