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Record 1 1989-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
CONT

Cirriform fractals. Clearly, a cirriform structure can, but need not, be present in a nonrandom fractal dust. It is absent from the Fournier model ... which generates a collection of "lumps". By contrast, cirri are readily created by taking a Sierpinski carpet ... and disconnecting its generator without brutality. Since the resulting fractal's dimension can take essentially any value, we have made the important point that being cirriform is not a matter of dimension. Nevertheless, specifically built-in nonrandom cirri are too artificial to warrant attention.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
OBS

du lat. cirrus=filament.

OBS

La graphie "cirriforme" est courante en géologie où le terme qualifie les stipules qui s'allongent en vrilles, s'enroulent autour des corps voisins.

Spanish

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