Nova (Julia, Mandelbrot)

The Nova fractal is a modified 

Newton

 fractal. The Julia version can be 

used as a normal Newton fractal, but there are all kinds of other 

possibilities with intriguing spirals.

Use the Nova (Mandelbrot) formula to 

switch

 to interesting Nova (Julia) 

sets. The standard Newton fractals can be found in the empty circle to 

the right.

The formulas provide the following parameters:

For well formed fractals, this should be set to (1, 0). Other values create 

Start Value

distorted shapes that can be interesting, but they are usually not as well 

(Mandelbrot only)

formed.

This parameter specifies the point in the Mandelbrot version that corresponds 

Julia Seed

to the current Julia version. It defines the shape and behavior of the fractal. 

(Julia only)

Use the 

Switch feature

 to select good values.

Increase the real value of the exponent to create more complex fractals. Non 

Exponent

integer real values and non zero imaginary values create irregular fractals.

Specifies the magnitude of z at which the formula will stop iterating. Since z 

Bailout

converges to a fixed value, smaller values will give more detailed images.

This can be used to influence the convergence of the fractal. Changing this 

Relaxation

parameter will twist and transform the fractal.

See Also

Standard formulas

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