Buddhabrot
Sign in to savethumb|A Buddhabrot iterated to 20,000 times.|313x313px The Buddhabrot is the probability distribution over the trajectories of points that escape the Mandelbrot fractal. Its name reflects its pareidolic resemblance to classical depictions of Gautama Buddha, seated in a meditation pose with a forehead mark (tika), a traditional oval crown (ushnisha), and ringlet of hair.
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6 sectionsContents
- Discovery
- Rendering method
- Nuances
- Relation to the logistic map
- References
- External links
thumb|A Buddhabrot iterated to 20,000 times.|313x313px The Buddhabrot is the probability distribution over the trajectories of points that escape the Mandelbrot fractal. Its name reflects its pareidolic resemblance to classical depictions of Gautama Buddha, seated in a meditation pose with a forehead mark (tika), a traditional oval crown (ushnisha), and ringlet of hair.
==Discovery==
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