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We analyse the structural and dynamical properties of the resulting Mandelbrot and Julia sets, emphasising their inherent symmetries through detailed visualisations. Furthermore, we examine how variations in a key parameter of the generalised map affect two critical numerical metrics: the average escape time and the non-escaping area index. Our computational study reveals that, particularly for Julia sets, these dependencies are characterised by intricate, highly non-linear behaviour\u2014highlighting the profound complexity and sensitivity of the system under this generalised mapping.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/axioms14060404","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,27]],"date-time":"2025-05-27T09:29:36Z","timestamp":1748338176000},"page":"404","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Generalized Logistic Maps in the Complex Plane: Structure, Symmetry, and Escape-Time Dynamics"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9434-9307","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Krzysztof","family":"Gdawiec","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Computer Science, University of Silesia in Katowice, Bedzinska 39, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3118-571X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Muhammad","family":"Tanveer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Sub-Campus Depalpur, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Mandelbrot, B. 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