Abstract
In this paper, the degree-n bifurcation set as well as the Julia sets is defined by extending the concept of the Mandelbrot set to the complex polynomial $z^{n}{\;}+{\;}c(c{\;}\in{\;}C,{\;}n{\;}\geq{\;}2)$. Some properties of the degree-n bifurcation set and the Julia sets have been theoretically investigated including the symmetry, periodicity, boundedness, connectedness and the bifurcation points as well as the governing equation for the component centers. An efficient algorithm constructing both the degree-n bifurcation set and the Julia sets is proposed using theoretical results. The mouse-operated software calico "MANJUL" has been developed for the effective construction of the degree-n bifurcation set and the Julia sets in graphic environments with C++ programming language under the windows operating system. Simple mouse operations can construct and magnify the degree-n bifurcation set as well as the Julia sets. They not only compute the component period, bifurcation points and component centers but also save the images of the degree-n bifurcation set and the Julia sets to visually confirm various properties and the geometrical structure of the sets. A demonstration has verified the useful versatility of MANJUL.