Rotate and Fold Back
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This demonstrates iterations of the map starting with homogeneously distributed points from the unit interval. This map applies a rotation to points in the unit square, folding back those that get sent outside the unit square. Multiple applications of this map yield some interesting and unexpected graphics.
Contributed by: Michael Trott (March 2011)
Open content licensed under CC BY-NC-SA
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— initial number of points — number of iterations — the constant of the 2D map
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