Is the Geometry of Nature Fractal?

1998/01/02 by David Avnir, Ofer Biham, Daniel A. Lidar +1 · 5 citations
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Physics and Astronomy · #Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis #Theoretical and Computational Physics #Statistical Mechanics and Entropy

paper · doi:10.1126/science.279.5347.39

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Abstract

The notion of the abundance of fractals is critically re-examined in light of surprising data regarding the scaling range in empirical reports on fractality.

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