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FRACTAL STRUCTURE [13 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-11-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bifurcation
1, record 1, English, bifurcation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- branching 2, record 1, English, branching
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The appearance of qualitatively different solutions to a nonlinear equation as a parameter in the equation is varied. 3, record 1, English, - bifurcation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Qualitative change of the solution to an equation or a system at a fixed value - called critical value - of a parameter. 4, record 1, English, - bifurcation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A point in parameter space where such an event occurs is a bifurcation point. From a bifurcation point emerge two or more solution branches, either stable or unstable. The representation of any characteristic property of the solution as a function of the bifurcation parameter constitutes a bifurcation diagram (tree). 4, record 1, English, - bifurcation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Since Leonardo da Vinci, the "pipe model" of trees, rivers, arteries and lungs. 5, record 1, English, - bifurcation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
branching fractal structure, branching bifurcation equation, branching bifurcation scenario, branching bifurcation theory, branching bifurcation cascade, branching local vs. global bifurcation, branching bifurcation set, branching bifurcation diagram, tangent bifurcation 5, record 1, English, - bifurcation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
flip bifurcation, fold bifurcation, subcritical bifurcation, supercritical bifurcation, transcritical bifurcation 6, record 1, English, - bifurcation
Record 1, Key term(s)
- pipe model
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bifurcation
1, record 1, French, bifurcation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- embranchement 2, record 1, French, embranchement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Émergence de plusieurs solutions pour une équation ou un système dynamique, due à la variation de certains paramètres qui les contrôlent. 3, record 1, French, - bifurcation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le point dans l'espace des paramètres où apparaît la bifurcation est appelé point de bifurcation. De ce point émergent deux ou plusieurs branches-solutions, stables ou instables. 3, record 1, French, - bifurcation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme introduit par Henri Poincaré au début du siècle dans ses travaux sur les systèmes d'équations différentielles. Lorsqu'on crée des tourbillons dans un fluide, on observe une «bifurcation» de l'état de repos du fluide vers l'état convectif. 3, record 1, French, - bifurcation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
la bifurcation amène une oscillation, la bifurcation apporte des tourbillons, la bifurcation a lieu, la bifurcation conduit à des modifications/perturbations, la bifurcation correspond à une traversée, la bifurcation émerge, la bifurcation engendre une orbite, la bifurcation entraîne un changement de régime, la bifurcation fragmente un système, la bifurcation mène à la turbulence, la bifurcation offre des choix, la bifurcation se produit, la bifurcation stabilise un système, la bifurcation transforme un bassin connexe en bassin non connexe 3, record 1, French, - bifurcation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
créer une bifurcation, décrire une bifurcation, distinguer une bifurcation, étudier une bifurcation, induire une bifurcation, observer une bifurcation, passer par une bifurcation 3, record 1, French, - bifurcation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 PHR
bifurcation autosimilaire, bifurcation catastrophique, bifurcation classique, bifurcation décisive, bifurcation explosive, bifurcation fondamentale, bifurcation fractale, bifurcation globale, bifurcation homocline, bifurcation imminente, bifurcation imparfaite, bifurcation inverse, bifurcation locale, bifurcation non classique, bifurcation normale, bifurcation sous-critique, bifurcation sous-harmonique, bifurcation subtile, bifurcation surcritique, bifurcation tangente, bifurcation transcritique, bifurcation unique, bifurcation universelle 3, record 1, French, - bifurcation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 PHR
bifurcation à une dimension, bifurcation avec échange de stabilité, bifurcation cycle col, bifurcation cycle nœud, bifurcation de bassin d'attraction, bifurcation de codimension 1, 2 ou 3, bifurcation de cycle limite, bifurcation de difféomorphisme quadratique, bifurcation de Hopf, bifurcation de point fixe, bifurcation de solutions, bifurcation d'état, bifurcation de type boîtes emboîtées, bifurcation de type boîtes en files, bifurcation d'orbite périodique, bifurcation en cascades, bifurcation fourche, bifurcation nœud-col 3, record 1, French, - bifurcation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 PHR
accumulation de bifurcations, archétype de bifurcation, branche de bifurcation, cascade de bifurcation, catastrophe de bifurcation, chaîne de bifurcation, chemin de bifurcation, codimension de bifurcation, diagramme de bifurcation, dynamique de bifurcation, ensemble de bifurcation, imbrication de bifurcation, mémoire de bifurcations passées, organisation de bifurcation, point de bifurcation, problème de bifurcation, processus de bifurcation, propriété de bifurcation, sensibilité de bifurcation, structure de bifurcation, théorie des bifurcations, valeur de bifurcation, voisinage de bifurcation 3, record 1, French, - bifurcation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Matemáticas
- Gráficos de computadora
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- bifurcación
1, record 1, Spanish, bifurcaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-04-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Computer Mathematics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fractal
1, record 2, English, fractal
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pertaining to a geometrical shape whose structure is such, that magnification of the detail by a given factor reproduces the original object. 2, record 2, English, - fractal
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
fractal algorithm, fractal art, fractal attractor, fractal boundary, fractal cove, fractal city, fractal concept, fractal curve, fractal definition, fractal dimension, fractal domain, fractal fern, fractal geometry, fractal goose, fractal graphics, fractal growth, fractal heaven, fractal hell, fractal hexagon, fractal image, fractal Julia set, fractal Koch flake, fractal landscape, fractal lattice measure, fractal modeling, fractal monster, fractal motion, fractal noise, fractal number, fractal object, fractal paradox, fractal pattern, fractal self-similarity, fractal stable, fractal structure, fractal surface, fractal time, fractal tree, fractal vision. 2, record 2, English, - fractal
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques informatiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fractale
1, record 2, French, fractale
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- fractal 2, record 2, French, fractal
correct, adjective
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relatif aux structures et aux systèmes dynamiques dont les éléments présentent une certaine similarité à l'ensemble quelle que soit l'échelle de l'examen. 3, record 2, French, - fractale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
S'applique aux changements spatio-temporels tels le bruit électronique dans les semi-conducteurs, les fluctuations de voltage dans les membranes neurales, les crues périodiques des eaux, les variations des indices économiques et du trafic routier, les battements du cœur, etc. Selon B. Mandelbrot, créateur du terme en 1975, le concept n'a pas encore de définition mathématique généralement acceptée. Le terme est dérivé du latin «fractus» qui signifie «fragmenté», «irrégulier». Le masculin pluriel est «fractals», le féminin pluriel, fractales». 3, record 2, French, - fractale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
aérogel fractal, agrégat fractal, aire fractale, algorithme fractal, analyse fractale, arbre fractal, art fractal, attracteur fractal, autosimilarité fractale, bruit fractal, chaos fractal, codimension fractale, compression d'images fractale, courbe fractale, continent fractal, côte fractale, croissance fractale, débit fractal, densité fractale, diffraction fractale, dimension fractale, distribution fractale, échelle fractale, ensemble fractal, éponge fractale, équation fractale, espace-temps fractal, fonction fractale, figure fractale, flèche du temps fractale, fonction d'interpolation fractale, forme fractale, fromage fractal, front de diffusion fractal, frontière fractale, générateur fractal, génération fractale, géométrie fractale, groupe fractal, hasard fractal, île fractale, image fractale, imagerie fractale, infographie fractale, interface fractale, intermittence du bruit fractale, lac fractal, langage fractal, ligne fractale, masse fractale, mesure fractale, modèle fractal, modélisation fractale, monstre fractal, montagne fractale, motif fractal, musique fractale, nature de la turbulence fractale, nombre fractal, objet fractal, ordinateur fractal, ordre fractal, pavage fractal, paysage fractal, périmètre fractal, plaque fractale, profil fractal, reconnaissance d'image fractale, rythme fractal, segmentation fractale, structure fractale, surface fractale, synthèse fractale, système fractal, tambour fractal, temps fractal, texture fractale, théorie fractale, tortuosité fractale, trajectoire fractale, transformation fractale, transformée fractale, vidéocompression fractale, vision fractale, zone fractale. 3, record 2, French, - fractale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-02-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
- Mathematics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- branching fractal
1, record 3, English, branching%20fractal
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- tree-like fractal 1, record 3, English, tree%2Dlike%20fractal
correct
- fractal tree 2, record 3, English, fractal%20tree
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The fractal structure obtained by a growth process that starts with a single seed particle placed onto a site of a lattice. Its neighbouring sites are considered live if they may become occupied. Next, one of these live sites is chosen randomly and either filled with a particle or killed for the rest of time. The filled site becomes part of the growing cluster and its new neighbours become living sites. A cluster is grown by repeating the same procedure many times. 3, record 3, English, - branching%20fractal
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See tip splitting. 4, record 3, English, - branching%20fractal
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
- Mathématiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- arbre fractal
1, record 3, French, arbre%20fractal
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- arborescence fractale 2, record 3, French, arborescence%20fractale
correct, feminine noun
- fractale arboriforme 2, record 3, French, fractale%20arboriforme
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Arborisation symétrique ou asymétrique produite par une courbe irrégulière à l'aide de branches et d'embranchements. 2, record 3, French, - arbre%20fractal
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lefèvre (1983) et ses collaborateurs ont proposé un remarquable modèle du lit vasculaire pulmonaire, basé sur des arbres fractals et une fonction de coût. Des arborisations symétriques et asymétriques ont été explorées. Les auteurs définissent des arbres «consistants» à partir de Fredberg et Honing (1978). L'arbre consistant asymétrique le plus simple correspond à un arbre Fibonaccien. 3, record 3, French, - arbre%20fractal
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les courbes irrégulières de von Koch-Mandelbrot prennent des formes telles le corail et la forêt. Les courbes hyperboliques produisent des formes appelées «sapin hyperbolique» et «Tour Eiffel russe». Quant aux «arbres hiérarchiques» ou de classement, les plus simples servent à la modélisation de phénomènes tels la distribution des revenus salariaux, tandis que les plus complexes - tels les «arbres lexicographiques» de Zipf-Mandelbrot sur la distribution des fréquences des mots - illustrent des phénomènes plus abstraits. 2, record 3, French, - arbre%20fractal
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
arbre fractal aléatoire, asymétrique, consistant, hiérarchique, lexicographique, symétrique. 2, record 3, French, - arbre%20fractal
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 PHR
arbre fractal de Hubbard, de Mandelbrot, de Pythagore. 2, record 3, French, - arbre%20fractal
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1995-10-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
- Mathematics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- ball
1, record 4, English, ball
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- covering ball 2, record 4, English, covering%20ball
correct
- unit ball 3, record 4, English, unit%20ball
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A member of a family of sets which covers the plane with no gaps. 3, record 4, English, - ball
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When determining the volume of a fractal, the structure is covered by balls or boxes of unit volume. 4, record 4, English, - ball
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See box, covering, Mandelbrot set. 3, record 4, English, - ball
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
- Mathématiques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- boule
1, record 4, French, boule
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- boule de recouvrement 2, record 4, French, boule%20de%20recouvrement
correct, feminine noun
- boule unité 3, record 4, French, boule%20unit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- sphère unité 4, record 4, French, sph%C3%A8re%20unit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Intérieur de sphère à centre et rayon donnés, souvent pris comme unité de mesure volumique d'un ensemble. 4, record 4, French, - boule
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les boules de recouvrement sont ouvertes ou bien fermées. En topologie, on emploie aussi "disque" et "sphère". 4, record 4, French, - boule
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
boules disjointes, confondues, fermées, ouvertes. 4, record 4, French, - boule
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 PHR
boule d'un espace hilbertien. 4, record 4, French, - boule
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 PHR
bourrage de recouvrement par boules. 4, record 4, French, - boule
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1995-10-16
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- attraction pool
1, record 5, English, attraction%20pool
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- attractor basin 2, record 5, English, attractor%20basin
correct
- attracting basin 3, record 5, English, attracting%20basin
correct
- basin of attraction 4, record 5, English, basin%20of%20attraction
correct
- domain of attraction 5, record 5, English, domain%20of%20attraction
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In a phase space, the set of initial conditions giving rise to trajectories converging towards the attractor. 6, record 5, English, - attraction%20pool
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Scientists began to apply formalisms of chaos to research in artificial intelligence. The dynamics of systems wandering between basins of attraction appealed to those looking for a way to model symbols and memories. A physicist thinking of "ideas" as regions with fuzzy boundaries, separate yet overlapping, pulling like magnets and yet letting go, would naturally turn to the image of a phase-space with basins of attraction. Such models seem to have the right features : points of stability mixed with instability, and regions with changeable boundaries. Their fractal structure offers the kind of infinitely self-referential quality that seems so central to the mind's ability to bloom with ideas, decisions, emotions, and all other artifacts of consciousness. 7, record 5, English, - attraction%20pool
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- bassin attracteur
1, record 5, French, bassin%20attracteur
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- bassin d'attraction 2, record 5, French, bassin%20d%27attraction
correct, masculine noun
- domaine d'attraction 3, record 5, French, domaine%20d%27attraction
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble de points (conditions initiales) de l'espace des phases, tels que les trajectoires qui en sont issues convergent vers une limite asymptotique - l'attracteur. 4, record 5, French, - bassin%20attracteur
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Même si l'attracteur est un objet d'apparence géométrique simple, son bassin peut avoir une forme très complexe. 4, record 5, French, - bassin%20attracteur
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1995-10-16
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
- Mathematics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- asymptotic shape
1, record 6, English, asymptotic%20shape
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Asymptotic shape of DLA clusters ... the present consensus is that the asymptotic diffusion-limited aggregates are not likely to have more than five main arms in two dimensions. 1, record 6, English, - asymptotic%20shape
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The simulations suggest than in the presence of noise... the asymptotic shape of Laplacian patterns growing out from a centre has a fractal structure presumably analogous to that of DLA. 1, record 6, English, - asymptotic%20shape
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
asymptotic curve: a curve on a surface whose osculating plane at each point is the same as the tangent plane to the surface. 2, record 6, English, - asymptotic%20shape
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
- Mathématiques
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- forme asymptote
1, record 6, French, forme%20asymptote
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- forme asymptotique 1, record 6, French, forme%20asymptotique
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ligne asymptotique, droite asymptote : droite dont la distance aux points d'une courbe tend vers zéro lorsque le point s'éloigne sur la courbe à l'infini. 1, record 6, French, - forme%20asymptote
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Voir bassin attracteur, point attracteur. 1, record 6, French, - forme%20asymptote
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1994-11-14
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- fractal geometry
1, record 7, English, fractal%20geometry
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Interpolates fractional dimensions between the traditional three. 2, record 7, English, - fractal%20geometry
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fractal : A geometrical shape whose structure is such that magnification by a given factor reproduces the original object. 3, record 7, English, - fractal%20geometry
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- géométrie fractale
1, record 7, French, g%C3%A9om%C3%A9trie%20fractale
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nouvelle géométrie introduite en 1975 par B. Mandelbrot, qui étudie des propriétés caractérisant les objets irréguliers (monstres mathématiques) et les phénomènes désordonnés à dimensions intermédiaires entre les dimensions entières. 2, record 7, French, - g%C3%A9om%C3%A9trie%20fractale
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La géométrie fractale permet d'analyser le chaos sous ses formes statistique et déterministe. Elle permet aussi de mesurer la capacité d'un ensemble de points à remplir une ligne sans jamais l'atteindre, la capacité d'une ligne à remplir l'espace entre ligne et plan sans atteindre le plan, ou la capacité d'un objet à remplir un volume sans jamais être vraiment ce volume. Ses applications permettent d'associer une structure à l'apparente confusion des phénomènes aléatoires, depuis les particules des aérogels, jusqu'aux amas galactiques. 2, record 7, French, - g%C3%A9om%C3%A9trie%20fractale
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1994-11-14
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- fractal structure
1, record 8, English, fractal%20structure
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fractal structure in architectural features fields in rocks. 2, record 8, English, - fractal%20structure
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- structure fractale
1, record 8, French, structure%20fractale
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Structure obtenue par le fractionnement répété d'un segment continu qui, à chaque étape génère des segments plus petits. 2, record 8, French, - structure%20fractale
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Structure fractale de l'architecture de champs de fractures en milieu rocheux. 3, record 8, French, - structure%20fractale
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 PHR
La structure fractale modélise une architecture, résulte d'une dynamique non linéaire. 2, record 8, French, - structure%20fractale
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 PHR
décrire, façonner, obtenir, présenter, représenter une structure fractale. 2, record 8, French, - structure%20fractale
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1994-08-02
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- super-supercluster
1, record 9, English, super%2Dsupercluster
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The hierarchy of star clusters, superclusters and super-superclusters suggests that perhaps the entire universe is, within limits, close to the structure of a random fractal. 1, record 9, English, - super%2Dsupercluster
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- super superamas
1, record 9, French, super%20superamas
proposal, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1991-05-16
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- homogeneous structure
1, record 10, English, homogeneous%20structure
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
- non-fractal structure 2, record 10, English, non%2Dfractal%20structure
correct
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When large injection rates are applied... the growing interface seems to branch randomly without forming holes of increasing size, and the structure can be regarded as homogeneous(non-fractal) on a length scale comparable to its diameter. 2, record 10, English, - homogeneous%20structure
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Contrast with fractal structure. 3, record 10, English, - homogeneous%20structure
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- structure homogène
1, record 10, French, structure%20homog%C3%A8ne
correct, proposal, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1990-02-06
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- dense radial structure
1, record 11, English, dense%20radial%20structure
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
- DRS 1, record 11, English, DRS
correct
Record 11, Synonyms, English
- dense branching structure 1, record 11, English, dense%20branching%20structure
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An interface has dense radial structure(DRS) if it i) grows outward from a centre, ii) is not a fractal, and iii) has a well-defined spherical(circular) envelope. 1, record 11, English, - dense%20radial%20structure
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- structure radiale dense
1, record 11, French, structure%20radiale%20dense
proposal
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
radial : disposé selon un rayon. 2, record 11, French, - structure%20radiale%20dense
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1990-02-06
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- diffusion-limited aggregate
1, record 12, English, diffusion%2Dlimited%20aggregate
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
- DLA cluster 1, record 12, English, DLA%20cluster
correct
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT
While an ordinary stochastic fractal has an isotropic internal structure, this is not true for diffusion-limited aggregates which are isotropic only in a crude approximation. 1, record 12, English, - diffusion%2Dlimited%20aggregate
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Fig. 6.1 shows a typical DLA cluster of 3000 particles. It demonstrates that these objects i) have a randomly branching, open structure, ii) look stochastically self-similar, and iii) this special geometry is likely to be due to the effects of screening. 1, record 12, English, - diffusion%2Dlimited%20aggregate
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- agrégat limité par diffusion
1, record 12, French, agr%C3%A9gat%20limit%C3%A9%20par%20diffusion
correct, masculine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
- agrégat par diffusion limitée 2, record 12, French, agr%C3%A9gat%20par%20diffusion%20limit%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir "agrégation par diffusion limitée". 2, record 12, French, - agr%C3%A9gat%20limit%C3%A9%20par%20diffusion
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 1989-07-21
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- cirriform fractal
1, record 13, English, cirriform%20fractal
correct
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
- cirri fractal 1, record 13, English, cirri%20fractal
correct
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 13, English, - cirriform%20fractal
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- fractal cirriforme
1, record 13, French, fractal%20cirriforme
correct, masculine noun
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS
du lat. cirrus=filament. 2, record 13, French, - fractal%20cirriforme
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 2 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. 1, record 13, French, - fractal%20cirriforme
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
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