[HN Gopher] Lambda Screen: Fractals in Pure Lambda Calculus
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Lambda Screen: Fractals in Pure Lambda Calculus
Author : mmphosis
Score : 45 points
Date : 2024-04-09 06:05 UTC (16 hours ago)
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| poslathian wrote:
| Thanks! This is a really great demo of how to bootstrap spatial
| volumes starting from just ordered pairs on a discrete set.
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| So cool. Hope to see more around this corner.
| constantcrying wrote:
| Really reminds me of a chapter in SICP, where something somewhat
| similar is demonstrated. Quite cool!
| pvg wrote:
| Not mentioned in the piece but these particular fractals have a
| name that nicely matches the content - IFS (Iterated Function
| System) fractals. A bit more here
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iterated_function_system
| marvinborner wrote:
| Thanks, didn't know that!
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| Note that the grey pixels can actually carry a state that their
| children can derive from. Some children may then turn
| black/white depending on their state. So in theory lambda
| screen can show any fractal, not only IFS.
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