The Mandelbrot Set and Julia Sets

The Mandelbrot Set - Maximum Iterations

Recall the maximum number of iterations used in drawing Julia sets.

Here is an illustration of the effect of the maximum number of iterations on rendering the Mandelbrot set. In the animation we step through from max =1 to max = 25.

Click the picture to repeat.

Note how the last picture, with a maximum dwell of only 25, looks very much like the standard picture of the Mandelbrot set. If we magnified the picture, differences would become more obvious.

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