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From: athos@otto.bf.rmit.oz.au (David Burren [Athos])
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Mandelbrot/Julia optimizations (was Re: Excluding Mandelbrot set)
Keywords: oops
Message-ID: <605@otto.bf.rmit.oz.au>
Date: 7 Dec 89 18:23:28 GMT
Organization: RMIT, Vic., Australia
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Only one person has pointed out to be the rather basic flaw in my previous
note to this group.  To avoid people being misled, here it is.

In article <601@otto.bf.rmit.oz.au>, I wrote:
>The term "path" seems to have mislead you a little.  The expression
>Z(n+1) = Z(n)^2 + C  says nothing about Z(n-1). If you get to point X from any
>previous point then you WILL proceed to the same next point. Of course, this

Of course, I was completely wrong, as C will change from one loop to the next.
My brain must have been on holiday. Please excuse me while I commit suicide :-(

Thanks to Kevin Radus for pointing this out to me.

(Most embarrassed)