Thursday, June 19, 2008

Friday Fractal: Fractal Crop Circles and ∏


Easy as pi: Astrophysicist solves riddle of Britain's most complex crop circle:
Carved out in a barley field, this 150 ft wide pattern is said to be a pictorial representation of the first ten digits of Pi, one of the most fundamental symbols in mathematics.

The image is an example of what is known as a fractal, or geometric pattern.

Fractals have been a staple of crop circle designs for many years, the most well known being the Mandelbrot Set or the Julia Set, which appeared 12 years ago in Avebury Trusloe, Wiltshire.

Lucy Pringle, a renowned researcher of crop formations, has the largest database in the world on the phenomenon.

She said yesterday: 'This is an astounding development - it is a seminal event.'


Click the link or images to learn more.

Click the tag below to view creations of other participants!
Technorati Tags:

_/\_/\_

3 comments:

  1. ________00____________________________00__________
    _______0__00________________________00__0_________
    ______0______0__0000000000000000__0______0________
    _____0______0000________________0000______0_______
    _____0_____000_____________________000____0_______
    _____0___00__________________________000__0_______
    _____0__00_____________________________00_0_______
    _____0_00______0000___________0000______00________
    ______00_____0000000_________0000000_____00_______
    ______00_______0000___________0000_______00_______
    ______00______________000000_____________00_______
    ______00______________0____0_____________00______

    Luna

    ReplyDelete
  2. But how did they determine that it was a pictoral representation of a number? That's what I always wonder? And how do they SEE that instead of a very cool design? Very intriguing.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Very cool, interesting and intriguing! :-D

    ReplyDelete

Thank you for visiting and for your comments!