It is possible to download 14 images. There are some additional Mandelbrot enlargements, too.
Machine code is the fastest way to generate fractals; a screenful will be displayed within a few seconds, but this will be unavoidably platform- dependent. A more compatible version, on the other hand, could take a couple of minutes (depending on your computer) to produce a smaller window. In order to save time, this page only presents images which have been prepared beforehand.
Formation of the set uses the following equation:
znew= z2+ c
The value of 'c' is constant for each point. The real range usually covers -1.8 to 0.8, while the imaginary axis spans values absolutely less than about 1.2. Fewer than fifty iterations are normally thought to be adequate proof of convergence, or the program will become too slow, and the set will not look much different, anyway. It is flashy to assign different colours for various values of divergence speed.
It is conspicuous that advantage of symmetry must be taken when plotting the entire set. Tempting though it is to save time by resuming plotting with the next column when a succession of convergent pixels has been found in the present column, it is also presumptious: Some errors will sneak in, particularly near the part of the set furthest away from the secondary buds.