Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!hellgate.utah.edu!cc.utah.edu!cc.usu.edu!sl195 From: SL195@cc.usu.edu (A banana is not a toy) Newsgroups: comp.graphics Subject: Re: fractals as bad science Message-ID: <14203@cc.usu.edu> Date: 27 Nov 89 18:19:29 GMT References: <19544@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> Lines: 19 OK. So fractals haven't found a great use YET. But remember- they are a part of chaos. Chaos, when the mathematics behind it are slowly worked out, (admittedly (probably) many year hence) promises techniques to help solve nasty non-linear differential equations. The mathematics behind fractals fits *nicely* into renormalization group theory. I don't think something that "happens to fit" like they do is insignificant. How long was quantum mechanics and relativity scoffed at before it was accepted. -- All comments are my own, and many must be taken with a :-) =============================++++++++++++++++++++============================= | Demetrios Triandafilakos | James Knowles | "Remember, always remember,| | Shire of Cote du Ciel | BITNET: SL195@USU | my son -- a banana is not | | Principality of Artemesia | INTERNET: | a toy." | | Kingdom of Atenvelt | sl195@cc.usu.edu | - The Wise Guru | =============================++++++++++++++++++++============================= Be all that you can be - see your local SCA Knight Marshal now. Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com