"Matematikus vagyok, és szeretnék a háztetőjükre állni." Ezekkel a szavakkal köszöntött számos afrikai családot Ron Eglash, amikor  olyan fraktálminták után kutatott, amilyeneket kontinensszerte talált a falvakban.

Ron Eglash az afrikai fraktálokról

African architecture and art have long employed complex fractal patterns, consciously integrating self-similar geometry at every scale from villages to objects. Aerial photos show entire communities laid out as fractals, where even family enclosures echo the whole. These intricate designs are not merely aesthetic; they involve sophisticated algorithms and practical knowledge, like wind-resistant fences or recursive symbolism in divination. The discovery reframes African design as a source of deep mathematical innovation, predating much of what is credited in Western science.

African Fractals Reveal Hidden Mathematical Genius In Design

*African Fractals*

The infinite patterns within the pattern

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Ron Eglash: Ron Eglash az afrikai fraktálokról