julia

A Julia set generator programmed in C using the SDL2 library.

Fractals are of great mathematical as well as artistical interest. They can be generated in different ways, strange attractors and Lindenmayer systems being some of the more prominent keys. The easiest way however, is iterating a system of functions, which probably reflects the self-similar, repetitive nature of fractals best.

Using

$$f(z) = z*z + c | z,c are complex numbers$$

as iterative function, we can generate Julia sets, of which the Mandelbrot set is a specific variant.

Install

To compile the code, cd into the directory and type

make julia

Prerequisite is the GNU compiler gcc-6 or any other c-compiler. Just make sure to apply according adjustments to the Makefile if you want to use another compiler.

Another requirement is the c-library <SDL2/SDL.h>, for real-time graphics.