Wednesday, March 10, 2010

The Smooth And The Striated

"Fractals are aggregates whose number of dimensions is fractional rather than whole, or else whole but with continuous variation in direction." (Page 486)

The line with two end points and a center point starts out smooth and straight. By continuously adding triangles to the old and each new mid point, striated surfaces form. Eventually the striations become so dense, the surface eventually becomes smooth again.

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