Fractal of the Week for May 10, 2003

Ganglion

Rational Julia set with "stalk" orbit trap. This Julia set was generated from the rational function

f(z) = z^4/(z^3 + 1) + c, c = -0.5196152 + 0.9165436 i

This fractal is based on the same formula as the previous Fractal of the Week "Serrated," except with a different value used for the constant "c".

Below is a version of "Ganglion" in 1024 X 768 format.