The concept of fractals was formalized by Benoit Mandelbrot in the 1970s. Mandelbrot’s work, particularly his book “The Fractal Geometry of Nature,” revolutionized the way we understand complex geometric shapes.
Mandelbrot Set: Named after Benoit Mandelbrot, the Mandelbrot set is formed by iterating this quadratic recurrence equation:
Where:
Iteration involves squaring the current number and adding the constant c.