Quanta Magazine interviews Luna Lomonaco
Quanta Magazine , an online publication of the prestigious Simons Foundation, an American institution that funds research in mathematics and basic sciences, published a long report last Friday (26) on the advances, over the years, in research involving the Mandelbrot Set. The magazine featured an interview with IMPA researcher Luna Lomonaco.
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The publication shows how fractals, those famous colorful and abstract designs, attracted attention in the 1980s and how, subsequently, they began to receive attention from select groups of mathematicians who dedicated themselves to a history of "exploration, experimentation," and understanding how technology interferes with studies.
According to the report, the computers allowed them to treat the Mandelbrot setting as a city – a physical space to explore. “You start to understand more and more, and every time you go back it’s like coming home,” Luna Lomonaco told the magazine. “It really becomes a part of you,” she continued.
The full article is available here!
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