Vulcan #18

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April 19, 2026
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The next set of images introduces some symmetry around the diagonal axes in addition to the orthogonal axes.

The pattern in the earlier images could be repeated forever. A vast plane in which wherever you are standing, it looks exactly the same as anywhere else. These new ones, add a unique point at the center. There is an eight pointed star at the center. Other than some small distortion, everywhere else looks like everywhere else.

I am going to dial back on the math. But if you are curious, the additional symmetry is the result of $$z = z^2 /\lvert z \rvert$$ The squaring maps the diagonal axes to the vertical axis. Dividing by the absolute value keeps things the same size.

Vulcan #19

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April 20, 2026
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Feel free to ignore this, but for the curious and so I have at least one line of text: $$pixel.value = a + b$$

Vulcan #20

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April 21, 2026
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$$pixel.value = \sqrt{\sqrt{a}+b}$$

Vulcan #21

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April 22, 2026
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Math for the curious, not required to enjoy the post.

I use a rounded version of the saw function. $$ a = \lvert \sin(x) \rvert\\ b = \lvert \sin(y) \rvert\\ pixel.value = a + b $$

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