Fractals, as you have already understood, exist in mathematics, physics, computer science, chemistry and even in biology, geography, geology, medicine, architecture and art…
Natural objects (living and inanimate) often have fractal properties and have a fractal shape.
For example, marine life such as corals, shells, sea urchins and stars have a fractal shape. Snowflakes, clouds, frosty patterns, mountain ranges, crystals, stalactites and stalagmites, and even lightning are also examples of natural fractals. Leaves, tree crowns, some plants, flowers and fruits are also fractals.
What are they, natural fractals?
Natural fractals, of course, differ from ideal abstract fractals in the incompleteness and inaccuracy of repetitions of their structure. In many of them, with a strong decrease, the fractal structure disappears altogether. This is due to the size of a living cell and molecules. But natural fractals are also subject to a clear mathematical measurement. Thanks to the discovery of fractals, scientists managed to translate the language of nature into the language of mathematics and open the veil of secrets of many natural phenomena and objects.
It turns out that fractals surround us everywhere, we just didn't know about them before and didn't notice them.
