; Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2002 10:07:18 -0400 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 26-10-02 (Super Symmetry [8]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20021026100900.0db7267a@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; FOTD -- October 26, 2002 (Rating 8) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; The theory of supersymmetry is the latest fad in physics. It is ; supposed to show the way to the ultimate theory of (almost) ; everything (TOE). Included in the theory are a multitude of new ; 'sparticles', and mathematical abstractions known as super- ; strings, with perhaps 7 or more extra dimensions for the super- ; strings to twist, turn and vibrate in. The intersection of ; vibrating, multi-dimensional superstrings with our three-dimen- ; sional space is supposed to appear as the familiar 'particles' ; of traditional physics. ; ; None of this string-business has been directly observed, nor is ; it ever likely to be. The theory is so popular because the ; numbers can be made to add up. When I see stuff like this ; happening, I wonder whether we have really discovered a new part ; of outer reality, or are merely playing games with numbers and ; devising clever experiments until, purely by chance, we finally ; find a test that appears to confirm our expectations. Then I ; sit back and wonder whether the whole vision of the atomic world ; is nothing but a model of our own creation, and finally I look ; metaphysically through the Fractal Central window, out at the ; universe, and wonder the same. ; ; Of course, the TOE is not truly a theory of absolutely every- ; thing. Unless I have missed it, the theory does not suppose to ; tell what the superstrings are made of, (If it is energy, what ; is energy made of?), or why the strings exist in the first ; place. The theory also ignores the subjective world of thought ; and awareness. I suppose these inner things are shuffled aside ; because they are supposed to arise at a level above the quantum ; world. (Give metaphysicians the problem, then ignore and mock ; them because there is no way to test their theories.) ; ; Yes, I realize that you have been waiting for the connection to ; fractals, and here it is: I named today's image "Super Symme- ; try" because the filaments swirling around the central midget ; match my vision of what a superstring might look like . . . if ; it had an actual appearance, that is. I rated the image at an ; 8, because, with its rings of golden filaments on a blue back- ; ground, it is rather striking, and also because blue and gold ; are my old high-school colors. ; ; The parent fractal has the same nature as the most recent ; parents, with a central Mandeloid surrounded by a vast, ; sprawling suburban region of filaments and rings. Today's image ; is located on a filament inside a ring near the tip of a ; filament extending from a crooked bud on the east shoreline of ; the northern bay of the Mandeloid. ; ; I rendered the image in the default outside=iter manner. I used ; the passes=b option because it is very fast and works perfectly ; with this image. With the images' render time of one minute, ; finding the fastest rendering method is not very significant, ; however. But for the convenience of the non-renderers among us, ; the completed GIF image may be found on the internet at: ; ; ; ; and at: ; ; ; ; The weather continued cloudy and chilly here at F.C. on Friday, ; but at least the morning was dry, which gave the dynamic duo the ; opportunity for a romp in the yard. Unfortunately, the ; temperature of 46F 8C was a bit too chilly for their sensitive ; ears, and they were back indoors within 20 minutes. ; ; In my world, it's once again Saturday morning, and all is well ; here at the fractal depot. If I'm lucky, I'll get through the ; day without doing any significant work. If I'm not lucky, ; anything could happen. So check again tomorrow to see what ; does happen. Until that stupendous moment, take care, and if a ; fractal crosses you, cross it right back. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE================================ Super_Symmetry { ; time=0:01:10.01--SF5 on a p200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=b center-mag=+1.39952239614267500/+0.861810516777948\ 40/1.685204e+008/1/-32.5/5.65059953147595273e-007 params=-2.5/-1.618034/-1.25/-3.236068/0/-67 float=y maxiter=350 inside=255 logmap=40 periodicity=10 colors=00000Q00Q00S00S01U02U03W04W05Y06Y07_08_09b0\ Ab0Je0Le0Mk0Nk0Pz0UzzzzzzzzsKzpIzlFziDmfBm9opGioMc\ oSYi`QchJYpCOhPF`aQbTDON0AH29F39D49B589687785BA8EC\ AIEDLGFOIISKKVMNYOPULSPIWKFZGCaW8CWGDWNDWVEWaEV`JU\ `NU_ST_WSZ`SZdbYelXfiUgfRhdOiaLi_IjXFkVDkWGeWJ_XMU\ XPPYSJYVDYY8UXBQXEMWHIWKEWNAVQ6VT3VW6TT8RQAQOCOLFM\ IHLGJJDLIBNHEOGHPFKQEMRDPSCSTBUPKNMSGJ`9Gh3Je7McAO\ aER_HUYKWWOZUR`SUbOZcKbdGffCjg8nh4ri1vfNfdURWVOOWL\ GXJCYK9ZL5_M2`M7aPBbRFcTKdVOeXSfZQgXPhVJiYEj_8ka3l\ cBmaJn_RoYZpWfqVarYXs`StcOufJviEwlAxnFynJznNznRznV\ znWzlWzjXziXzgYzfYzdYzcWzXUzRTzLRzFQz91zxDzfPzP`z7\ Vz7Pz7Jz7Dz7EzFEzMEzTEz_EzfEzmEztBzh8zY5zN3zCYz9_z\ C`zFazHczKdzNfzPgzShzUez_czd`ziZznWzsUzxWzwUzuTzsS\ zqRzoQzmPzkOzjNzeMz`LzWKzRTzdRz`PzYEzSGzTHzUJzVKzW\ MzXNzXVziazvKze2zPIzXXzdkzlzzttzrozqzzLpzOgzQYzSPz\ UGzWEzYCz_CziIzeBzPEzR000 } frm:MandelbrotMix4 {; Jim Muth a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2), g=1/f, h=1/d, j=1/(f-b), z=(-a*b*g*h)^j, k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel): z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c, |z| < l } ; END PARAMETER FILE================================== ; ;