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Plots trajectories and filled Julia sets
#=
Plot Julia functions
Load with: include("JuliaSetPlots.jl")
Written by: John Peach 13-Feb-2022
Wild Peaches
Julia sets are defined as
z_{n+1} = zₙ² + c
where zₙ ∈ ℂ and c = x₀ + iy₀
Mandelbrot sets are similar, but z₀ is fixed, and c ∈ ℂ.
=#
# Required packages
using Plots, LinearAlgebra
gr()
"""
plotIterates
Plots iteratations of the Julia function from in initial point z₀ ∈ ℂ and parameter c
Parameters
z₀: Starting point
c: Control parameter
n: Number of iteratations
Returns
Plot of n iteratations
"""
function plotIterates(z₀,c,n)
# Initialize trajectory
zₙ = length(z₀)
traj = zeros(ComplexF64,n,zₙ)
traj[1,:] .= z₀
# Generate trajectory
for k = 1:zₙ
for j = 2:n
traj[j,k] = traj[j-1,k]^2 + c
end
end
# Plot trajectory. The display function is needed inside a function.
crvLabel = Array{String}(undef,zₙ)
for k = 1:zₙ
crvLabel[k] = string("z₀ = ", z₀[k])
end
# Note permation of label string.
# Ref: https://discourse.julialang.org/t/transpose-of-an-array-of-strings/40431/8
crvPlot = plot(traj,
linewidth = 3,
aspect_ratio = 1,
xlabel = "Real axis",
ylabel = "Imag axis",
title = "Julia Iterates",
arrow = :arrow)
#label = permutedims(crvLabel)
#legend = :outertopright)
display(crvPlot)
# Return trajectory
return traj
end
"""
plotJulia
Plots points in a Julia set
Parameters
c: Constant added to each iterate
"""
function plotJulia(c,xRng = [-1.6,1.6], yRng = [-1.6, 1.6])
# Array of iteration counts
nx = 1281
ny = 1281
iterCounts = zeros(nx,ny)
# Locations
xLocs = range(minimum(xRng),stop = maximum(xRng),length = nx)
yLocs = range(minimum(yRng),stop = maximum(yRng),length = ny)
# Loop over x,y locations iterating until maxIter reached, or |z|² > 4
maxIters = 1000
for j = 1:nx
for k = 1:ny
z = xLocs[j] + yLocs[k]im
while iterCounts[j,k] < maxIters && norm(z) < 2
z = z^2 + c
iterCounts[j,k] += 1
end
end
end
# Display Julia set as a heatmap
display(heatmap(iterCounts'))
# Return array of iterations
return iterCounts
end
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XerxesZorgon commented Oct 11, 2022 via email

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Hi John,

I read your posts the "The Growing Gap" and "Mathics and Nebo", great articles.. I believe that we will still depend on oil and gas till very long, no matter if we try to convert to renewable energy, all still needs fossil fuels. Politics, can be counted on why we still depend on oil and gas.

I am studying master degree "Mathematical Engineering" now in Erasmus Mundus program, in italy. It is very tight schedule, I hope I can manage to learn them all and pass the exams.

About Pluto, why is it slow? Why the creator name it the slowest moving planet? Even if it is not included as planet anymore currently, but next time we learn from this case that we shall name something with similar analogous meaning, name is a prayer I believe.

You are an amazing person, not only smart, but want to share your knowledge in your blog for free, I wish one day I have the chance to write article suitable for your blog and then I will show it to you, probably it can be published on your blog.

I have this imagination that your articles can be printed on leaflet like Rosary' paper that can be folded and back and forth it could contain 2 articles. Your articles is a science based that can be useful for the Economies, people will be more knowledgeable, I am from a poor country thus I know the most effective way to make a country to be rich is by the right education with morale value.

An example is if more people read your blog/articles there will be less uneducated people and therefore better country, less inequality, people be more productive and smarter.

About human kind, I feel pessimist today, I am in Europe now, and I still see a lot of negative impacts of overpopulation, throwing trashes randomly, even in London too. Are electric cars and rockets really going to be breakthroughs or only to showing Pride of some clans/nations. After trashing the earth therefore trashing Mars and Space?

Working at MIT is a great opportunity, I believe you worked hardly before and very intellectual that is why you are there right now, luck is when preparation meets opportunity. All the best.

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