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Fractal (Information) Decay

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Fractal Decay As shown in the animation below and described in my earlier entries, the fractal demonstrates development and growth, but if this is reversed, it also demonstrates decay. It develops from the first simple iteration to the complex and, in reverse, decays from the complex to the simple, from the snowflake to the triangle. fractal growth and development Analysis Below are two diagrams that analyse the Koch Snowflake fractal: the top diagram shows the exponential, and the lower the log. Both are split vertically (with a 'black' line of reflection), showing development on the left side and decay on the right side. Keep your eye on the snowflake.  The blue curve  shows the extra benefit of another iteration (in terms of Area), and  green - the extra cost of producing or iterating.  As fractal development is exponential, it follows that so is decay. The above diagram...

Fractal: Growth and Development

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Update 2010-12-05 Growth and Development Take a long look at the fractals above and ask yourself: are they developing? Are they growing? There appears (to me) to be no obvious or distinguishing differences between (fractal) growth and (fractal) development.  When describing fractals, the terms growth and or development are often used interchangeably. As if to be a law, the fractal fact is that the two are inextricably linked - as the fractal grows, the fractal develops. development The fractal demonstrates Development: this has to do with the increase in complexity of a fractal as it iterates towards fractal equilibrium; it is a qualitative measure of fullness and completeness. growth The fractal (also) demonstrates Growth and may be seen as an increase in either the area, number of triangles, or even the perimeter of the snowflake - which is apparently infinite. To analyse growth (more), we must look back at...