Looking for quotes on sequences, and fractals

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This discussion centers on the search for quotes related to sequences, fractals, and chaos theory. Participants share notable quotes from mathematicians such as S. Gudder, Bertrand Russell, and John Louis von Neumann, emphasizing the beauty and complexity of mathematics. Benoit Mandelbrot's insights on fractals and roughness are highlighted, showcasing his contributions to the understanding of chaotic systems. The conversation also points to online resources for further exploration of mathematical quotes.

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Hello,

I'm looking for some quotes about sequences, fractals and chaos. Any kind of help is welcome.

Thanks :)
 
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Is there such a thing?
 
JasonRox said:
Is there such a thing?

what thing? :rolleyes:

alright, sorry. Since I haven't found any quotes about those above, there probably aren't many so I'd like to ask you for quotations that you like and think are wonderful. (Except for Einstein's and Gauss's)

Thanks,
 
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Hasn't anyone ever said something about sequences or fractals?

Thanks,
This first link was nice. Which one is your favorite? I searched online but every website practically lists the same quotes. None of them are about what I'd like to have, but since I can't find about anything from above, I'm forced to just take general mathematical quotes.

So far I chose,

“The essence of mathematics is not to make simple things complicated, but to make complicated things simple.”

S. Gudder

“Mathematics possesses not only truth, but also supreme beauty”

Bertrand Russell

If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realize how complicated life is.

John Louis von Neumann

Thank you,
 
Well, for sequences you might find some about primes.

About fractals? I highly doubt there would be anything about fractals.
 
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/b/benoit_mandelbrot.html

A cloud is made of billows upon billows upon billows that look like clouds. As you come closer to a cloud you don't get something smooth, but irregularities at a smaller scale.
Benoit Mandelbrot

I have engaged myself, without realizing it, in undertaking a theory of roughness.
Benoit Mandelbrot

Nobody will deny that there is at least some roughness everywhere.
Benoit Mandelbrot

One of my conjectures was solved in six months, a second in five years, a third in 10. But the basic conjecture remains-the Mandelbrot Set.
Benoit Mandelbrot

Smooth shapes are very rare in the wild but extremely important in the ivory tower and the factory.
Benoit Mandelbrot

The techniques I developed for studying turbulence, like weather, also apply to the stock market.
Benoit Mandelbrot
 

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