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Mandelbulb formula…

Published on 2009-11-17 by Mark VandeWettering

Without further explanation, here’s Daniel White’s “Mandelbulb” formula.

(x, y, z)n = rn (cos(n θ) cos(n φ), sin(n θ) cos(n φ), -sin(n φ))
r = sqrt(x2 + y2 + z2)
θ = atan2(y, x)
φ = atan2(z, sqrt(x2+y2))


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