Figures & data
Figure 1. The quadratic Mandelbrot set together with nearby regions of the complex plane (left) and an enlargement of its upper-right flank (right).
![Figure 1. The quadratic Mandelbrot set together with nearby regions of the complex plane (left) and an enlargement of its upper-right flank (right).](/cms/asset/0be2364a-c7fc-4884-b3e3-4e2b9b5ede07/tmaa_a_258443_o_f0001g.gif)
Table 1. Desired divergence values for the first mask, the mask derived from equation (Equation1)
Figure 3. A spiral view and a starburst view selected from the quadratic Mandelbrot set. These views are used to generate induced masks.
![Figure 3. A spiral view and a starburst view selected from the quadratic Mandelbrot set. These views are used to generate induced masks.](/cms/asset/6608f961-df3f-4fed-a247-8d471121e556/tmaa_a_258443_o_f0003g.gif)
Figure 4. The 20 best-of-run views of the quadratic Mandelbrot set (upper) and the cubic Mandelbrot set (lower) found using a fitness function incorporating the first designed mask.
![Figure 4. The 20 best-of-run views of the quadratic Mandelbrot set (upper) and the cubic Mandelbrot set (lower) found using a fitness function incorporating the first designed mask.](/cms/asset/807c418f-acc7-47bc-b723-c0933c1087af/tmaa_a_258443_o_f0004g.gif)
Figure 5. The 20 best-of-run views of the quadratic Mandelbrot set found using a fitness function incorporating the second designed mask. See insert for colour version of this figure.
![Figure 5. The 20 best-of-run views of the quadratic Mandelbrot set found using a fitness function incorporating the second designed mask. See insert for colour version of this figure.](/cms/asset/0f2fc28a-3339-4f64-97f2-d1b313af3001/tmaa_a_258443_o_f0005g.gif)
Figure 6. The 19 best-of-run views of the quadratic Mandelbrot set using a fitness function derived from the spiral view. The spiral is displayed as the first image. The upper set of images uses a 21 × 21 grid while the lower uses 31 × 31.
![Figure 6. The 19 best-of-run views of the quadratic Mandelbrot set using a fitness function derived from the spiral view. The spiral is displayed as the first image. The upper set of images uses a 21 × 21 grid while the lower uses 31 × 31.](/cms/asset/2c7d226d-cb8a-4fbc-bc50-999cfb0e22d7/tmaa_a_258443_o_f0006g.gif)
Figure 7. The 19 best-of-run views of the quadratic Mandelbrot set found using a fitness function derived from the starburst image. The starburst itself is displayed as the first image in the set. These images use a 31 × 31 sample grid.
![Figure 7. The 19 best-of-run views of the quadratic Mandelbrot set found using a fitness function derived from the starburst image. The starburst itself is displayed as the first image in the set. These images use a 31 × 31 sample grid.](/cms/asset/358e1ec5-322a-498e-8fda-bf66eaf865d3/tmaa_a_258443_o_f0007g.gif)