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Unveiling the Mandelbrot set

by Robert L. Devaney



Time series plot 4

A time series plot

This plot shows the orbit of zero for iteration of x2 - 1.8. Even though the orbit is close to a 3-cycle for periods of time, it never settles down completely. It is chaotic. This kind of behaviour is known as intermittency.

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