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Fractal Analysis of the Helix Nebula (NGC 7293)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2016

Srabani Datta
Srabani Datta*
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Mathematics, University College of Science & Technology, University of Calcutta, 92 A.P.C. Road, Calcutta 700 009, India

Abstract

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In this paper, the Helix nebula (NGC 7293) is postulated to be a fractal describable by a Julia set. In order to support this hypothesis, a cometary filament is chosen from the periphery of the shell and is analyzed using an automated software. The box dimension of NGC 7293 is found to be 1.841059.

Type
Part VII: Nebular Morphology and Dynamics
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 209: Planetary Nebulae: Their Evolution and Role in the Universe , 2003 , pp. 523 - 524
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2003 

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