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HAUSDORFF DIMENSION [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-08-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Hausdorff dimension
1, record 1, English, Hausdorff%20dimension
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Hausdorff Besicovitch dimension 2, record 1, English, Hausdorff%20Besicovitch%20dimension
correct
- Hausdorff-Besicovitch dimension 3, record 1, English, Hausdorff%2DBesicovitch%20dimension
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Hausdorff dimension, also called the Hausdorff-Besicovitch dimension in one of the possible dimensions. 4, record 1, English, - Hausdorff%20dimension
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The Hausdorff dimension is defined for any subset of R [exponent] n that you can probably imagine. This includes all open sets, closed sets, countable unions of closed sets, countable intersections of open sets, etc. It will follow easily from the definition that Hausdorff dimension is not invariant under homeomorphisms. However, the topological dimension of E is the infimum of the Hausdorff dimensions of its homeomorphic images h(E). Later we will discover that Hausdorff dimension is invariant under something slightly stronger-quasi-isometries(sometimes called "bi-Lipschitz maps" or "Lipeomorphic maps"). Indeed, we will see that the equivalence class of quasi-isometric self-similar curves is completely determined by Hausdorff dimension! 5, record 1, English, - Hausdorff%20dimension
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dimension de Hausdorff-Besicovitch
1, record 1, French, dimension%20de%20Hausdorff%2DBesicovitch
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
La plus ancienne des dimensions fractales possibles, assignée en 1918 par Felix Hausdorff aux courbes de type flocon de neige et développée en 1935 par Besicovitch. 2, record 1, French, - dimension%20de%20Hausdorff%2DBesicovitch
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le concept mathématique «dimension de Hausdorff» constitue une généralisation de la notion de dimension euclidienne. 2, record 1, French, - dimension%20de%20Hausdorff%2DBesicovitch
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1995-10-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
- Mathematics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- anomalous dimension
1, record 2, English, anomalous%20dimension
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Some of the basic properties of objects with anomalous dimension were noticed and investigated at the beginning of this century mainly by Hausdorff(1919) and Besicovich(1935). They were considered "monstruous" and "pathological". 1, record 2, English, - anomalous%20dimension
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See fractal dimension, anomalous diffusion law, anomalous scaling. 1, record 2, English, - anomalous%20dimension
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
- Mathématiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dimension anomale
1, record 2, French, dimension%20anomale
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Anomal : se dit d'une forme ou d'une construction qui présente un caractère aberrant par rapport à un type ou à une règle (sans être incorrecte ou anormale). 2, record 2, French, - dimension%20anomale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1994-09-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
- Mathematics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- capacity
1, record 3, English, capacity
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- logarithmic density 2, record 3, English, logarithmic%20density
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The idea of the capacity of a set was originally developed for treating electrostatic problems.... and extended to more general laws of attraction in... potential theory. It turns out that the Hausdorff dimension and the capacity of a set are related, and it is sometimes more convenient to use the latter concept when studying dimensional properties. 1, record 3, English, - capacity
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
- Mathématiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- indice de recouvrement
1, record 3, French, indice%20de%20recouvrement
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- densité logarithmique 1, record 3, French, densit%C3%A9%20logarithmique
correct, feminine noun
- capacité logarithmique 1, record 3, French, capacit%C3%A9%20logarithmique
correct, feminine noun
- capacité 2, record 3, French, capacit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vitesse de croissance du nombre de boules-unités de rayon donné, ou de cubes de côté uniforme, nécessaire à recouvrir un ensemble borné, à mesure que ce rayon décroît. 3, record 3, French, - indice%20de%20recouvrement
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La différence entre la dimension de Hausdorff et la densité logarithmique tient au fait que dans un cas on utilise des recouvrements par des boules égales, alors que dans l'autre, on autorise des recouvrements plus complexes. C. Tricot (1981) donne douze définitions possibles de la densité logarithmique. 3, record 3, French, - indice%20de%20recouvrement
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1994-08-02
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- scaling law
1, record 4, English, scaling%20law
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For strictly self-similar mathematical fractals, such as the Sierpinski gasket and the Cantor dust, the mass dimension is the same as the Hausdorff dimension(and any other fractal dimension considered here). They are all given by the similarity dimension of the scaling law, defined by the initiator and the generator that generates the fractal. 2, record 4, English, - scaling%20law
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- loi d'échelle
1, record 4, French, loi%20d%27%C3%A9chelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Loi de la géométrie, selon laquelle les propriétés physiques telles la masse ou la conductivité dépendent de la taille du système de façon algébrique. 2, record 4, French, - loi%20d%27%C3%A9chelle
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par exemple, la masse d'un cube est proportionnelle à la longueur de côté élevée à une puissance D (dimension fractale) - un nombre positif et inférieur à la valeur 3 qui correspond à la dimension euclidienne à laquelle obéissent les objets homogènes. 2, record 4, French, - loi%20d%27%C3%A9chelle
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1994-03-08
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- mass dimension
1, record 5, English, mass%20dimension
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For strictly self-similar mathematical fractals, such as the Sierpinski gasket and the Cantor dust, the mass dimension is the same as the Hausdorff dimension.... They are all given by the similarity dimension of the scaling law, defined by the initiator and the generator that generates the fractal. But for practical fractals, there are significant differences.... 2, record 5, English, - mass%20dimension
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- dimension de masse
1, record 5, French, dimension%20de%20masse
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1989-12-18
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Besicovitch measure
1, record 6, English, Besicovitch%20measure
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- Hausdorff-Besicovitch measure 2, record 6, English, Hausdorff%2DBesicovitch%20measure
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A non-zero but finite s-dimensional Hausdorff measure. 2, record 6, English, - Besicovitch%20measure
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A fractal measure devised in 1935 by Besicovitch based on Felix Hausdorff's work(1919) on non-integer dimensions for geometrically very complex objects. See fractional dimension, fractal dimension, Hausdorff dimension. 3, record 6, English, - Besicovitch%20measure
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- mesure de Besicovitch
1, record 6, French, mesure%20de%20Besicovitch
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- mesure de Haussdorff-Besicovitch 1, record 6, French, mesure%20de%20Haussdorff%2DBesicovitch
correct, feminine noun
- mesure fractale de Besicovitch 1, record 6, French, mesure%20fractale%20de%20Besicovitch
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans le contexte triadique de Cantor, partons d'une masse distribuée sur (0,1) avec la densité uniforme égale à 1. Effacer le tiers central divise cette masse en parties égales .. réparties avec les densités 3/2, o, et 3/2 [...] Quand on aura répété la procédure à l'infini, la masse formera ce que nous allons appeler une mesure de Besicovitch [...] Il est clair, pour commencer, qu'aucun intervalle ouvert ne constitue une intermission absolue. 1, record 6, French, - mesure%20de%20Besicovitch
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1989-06-30
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Econometrics
- Computer Graphics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- zero Lebesgue measure
1, record 7, English, zero%20Lebesgue%20measure
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
More generally, whenever S is of zero Lebesgue measure one can prove that Df is finite and at most equal to the Hausdorff Besicovitch dimension D of S. 2, record 7, English, - zero%20Lebesgue%20measure
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Économétrie
- Infographie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- mesure de Lebesgue nulle
1, record 7, French, mesure%20de%20Lebesgue%20nulle
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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