L-System Fractal Overview
An L-System or Lindenmayer System is a set of rules that recursively define the movements of a virtual pen to produce a fractal. Lindenmayer System fractals were developed in 1968 by Aristid Lindenmayer.
L-System Fractals
The
Fractal Science Kit can process L-System programs that conform to the syntax used
by the Fractint program.
See the L-System Language section for
details. An
L-System fractal can be viewed as a stand-alone fractal or used to define
an L-System based Orbit Trap.
Built-in L-System Programs
The
Fractal Science Kit fractal generator has 12 built-in L-System programs including
KochSnowflake, Hilbert,
SierpinskiTriangle,
KochIsland, PeanoSZ,
SierpinskiSquare, Dragon, and more. In
addition, hundreds of these programs can be found on the Internet.