The paper by Gabe Brisson and Cliff Reiter [1] and also the text [2] describe a method
for visualizing generalizations of
the Sierpinski Triangle in any dimension. The generalization of the Sierpinski
Triangle to three dimensions is a Sierpinski Tetrahedron. This animation
shows the four dimensional
version rotated so that its structure and symmetry is more apparent. The
structure of these fractals are based on a stroke based construction. Note the
four-fold branching and the many Sierpinski Triangles appearing in planes
throughout this example.
[1] Gabriel F. Brisson and Clifford A. Reiter,
"Sierpinski Fractals from Words in High Dimension", Chaos, Solitons &
Fractals, 5 11 (1995) 2191-2200.
[2] Clifford A. Reiter, Fractals, Visualization and J,
Iverson Software, Inc., Toronto (1995).
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