Mandelbrot, Benoit B. - Founder of fractal geometry. Includes biography, vita, publications, interviews, and reviews.
Newton Basins - Article about the basins of attraction for the Newton's method for finding roots of equations and their resulting representation in the complex plane. Includes mathematical framework and examples.
Kleinian Groups Pictures - Discusses the mathematical theory of Kleinian groups. Includes illustrations, examples, formalism and program source code.
The Dynamical Systems and Technology Project - Educational resource from the Boston University. Includes mathematical framework and formulation, animated illustrations and calculation spreadsheets.
The Spanky Fractal Database - Collection of sets, attractors and related material for free distribution. Includes large categorized index of software, information and links.
Fractal Explorer - Tutorial for beginners covering the Mandelbrot and Julia sets, as well as four-dimensional sets. Includes interactive generators and gallery.
Fractal Dimensions - Easy to comprehend mathematical approach to understanding the significance of the applied study of fractals and attractors. Includes didactic examples and illustrations.
Introduction to Lacunarity - Analysis of the degree of gappiness of different sets. Includes mathematical aspects, results and publications.
Efg's Computer Lab: Fractals and Chaos - Software and information resource on the Mandelbrot set, geometrical explosion sets, and attractors. Includes diagrams and mathematical backgrounds.
What are Fractals? - Explains the basics, adressing definitions, dimensions and uses. Includes gallery and resources.
Mathematical Figures Using Mathematica - Collection of sets and attractors. Includes Mathematica source code, mathematical formulations and illustrations.
Fractal Map - Interactive online Mandelbrot and Julia generator.
Julia and Mandelbrot Set Explorer - Online navigator for various sets and attractors from the Clark University. Includes background and a short course on complex numbers.
3D Fractals Bicomplex Dynamics - Resource on the bicomplex generalization of the Mandelbrot set. Includes scientific publications, illustrations, news and downloads.
IFS Attractors - Index and definition of different attractors. Includes images, plots and glossary.
The Dynamics of Deterministic Chaos in Numerical Weather Prediction Models - Explains a general systems theory for chaos, quantum mechanics and gravity as applied to weather patterns. Includes illustrations, scientific publications and references.
Technocosm - Focuses on the visualization of three dimensional attractors. Includes formula derivations and image galleries.
Iterations and the Mandelbrot Set - Discusses how differently the iterations behave depending on which portions the coefficients are plucked from. Includes basics, concept, formulations and references.
Fractal Foundation - Foundation with purpose of educating people about the mathematical theory and the interconnectedness of complex systems. Includes mission statement, mathematical framework, gallery and contact.
A Fractal Christmas - Short Article from Inside Science News Service describing the basics. Includes illustrations and links.
The Mandelbrot and Julia Sets Anatomy - Scientific publication about the anatomy of different sets and attractors and chaotic dynamics. Includes animated samples, articles and mathematical formulations.
3D Mountains - Shows how to create fractal mountains, three-dimensional Mandelbrot and Julia sets, convex, stellated and polyhedra. Includes pictures, plots and mathematical formulations.
Fractals Unleashed - Tutorial covering the different types of sets and attractors. Includes mathematical formulations, applets, programs, gallery and an art contest. [English, Russian, Ukrainian]
NASA: Fractal Clouds - Information on the modeling aspects of cloud forms and structures, and their implications for climate. Including descriptions of cloud types, movies, glossary and publications.
Chaos, Fractals, and Arcadia - Article on the mathematical ideas lurking in the background of Tom Stoppard's play Arcadia. Includes examples, illustrations and references.
Wikipedia: Fractals - Free encyclopedia article covering historical aspects and mathematical formulations. Includes two and three dimensional illustration sets.
Fractals and Multi Layer Coloring Algorithms - Scientific paper of the University of the Basque Country, Spain, addressing the mathematical aspects of multi layer colorization. Includes examples and references.
An Introduction to Julia and Mandelbrot Sets - Explains the mathematical basics of Julia and Mandelbrot sets. Addresses principles, and complex plane algorithms. [English, Italian]
Mathematics: Stilldreamer - Explains the basics of Sierpinski systems and other sets. Includes interactive example programs with source code.
Dan Freeland - Explains the basics. Includes gallery and free software for exploring different sets and singularities.
Bitshifters - Images generated by different commercial applications. Includes FAQs and tutorial.
Images From Chaos - Gallery of chaotic and complex systems and attractors from the University of Zaragoza, Spain.
Tetrabrot Fractal Videos - Collection of videos made by rotation, zooming, and cycling through the four-dimensional Tetrabrot sets. Includes basics, mathematical formulations and descriptions.
Homepage of Kristian Gustavsson - Weblog about the mathematical background of different sets and attractors in the complex plane. Includes downloadable generator and gallery.
Introduction: Chaos, Fractals And Attractors - Introduction to chaos, attractors and dynamic systems theory. Includes mathematical formulation, images and references.
Fractal Brownian Archipelago - Shows how brownian motion can model the shape of coastlines. Includes interactive demonstration and a collection of island set.
Fractals and Scale - Discussion about the original mathematical concepts and the applications of scales and dimensions. Includes formalisms, examples and illustrations.
Quantum Jumps, EEQT and the Five Platonic Fractals - Explains how quantum jumps generate new family of fractals on spherical canvas. Includes graphics in several formats, mathematical framework and bibliography.
The 3x+1 Fractal - Paper that generalizes the Collatz problem to complex numbers. Includes insights, results and references.
The Modular Group and Fractals - Explains the basics of fractals, Riemann Zeta, modular group gamma, Farey fractions and Minkowski question mark. Includes publications.
Project Fractales - Research group at the INRIA national research center, France. Includes research details, publications and software.
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