[Math Lair] Julia Set Generator

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For more information about the Julia set, see the Julia set page.

The following works without any plug-ins in most modern browsers except IE8 and below (IE9 is OK). To use it, enter values below and select "Plot using above parameters." Depending on the choice of values, it can take several seconds to a few minutes to run; if your browser brings up any "unresponsive script" dialogue boxes, just hit "Continue".

This is still somewhat experimental; I want to add the ability to zoom in by highlighting an area with the mouse, make the drawing bigger, and add other functionality. If you have any comments, please let me know (see the e-mail address at the bottom of the page).
Range of plot: x
y
Real part of c =
Imaginary part of c =
 
HTML5 canvas drawing is not supported on your browser. You can view a collection of static Julia set images instead.

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