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FRACTAL SYSTEM [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1995-10-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
- Mathematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- attractor
1, record 1, English, attractor
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A geometrical object toward which the trajectory of a dynamical system represented by a curve in the phase space, converges in the course of time. 2, record 1, English, - attractor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Predictable, or tame, attractors correspond to the behavior to which a system settles down or is "attracted". A strange attractor is represented by an unpredictable trajectory where a minute difference in starting positions of two initially adjacent points leads to totally uncorrelated positions later in time or in the mathematical iteration. 3, record 1, English, - attractor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Recursion relations are also used to construct fractal attractors characteristic of chaotic motion. As a simple example we briefly mention dynamic systems that period double on their way to chaos ... However the set invariant with regard to (2.19) is a repeller (not an attractor). It can be shown that the attractor forms approximately a non-uniform Cantor set. 4, record 1, English, - attractor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See dissipative system, Lyapunov exponent, aperiodic, attractor, chaotic, fractal and strange attractors. 5, record 1, English, - attractor
Record 1, Key term(s)
- tame attractor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
- Mathématiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- attracteur
1, record 1, French, attracteur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble invariant vers lequel est attirée asymptotiquement la trajectoire d'un système dynamique représentée par une courbe dans l'espace des phases. 2, record 1, French, - attracteur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'on distingue les attracteurs simples ou non étranges calculables à partir d'un point initial (attracteur ponctuel, attracteur périodique, attracteur bipériodique ou quasi périodique) des attracteurs étranges (attracteur apériodique, fractal, chaotique) calculables point par point. 2, record 1, French, - attracteur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
L'attracteur apparaît, croît exponentiellement, se déploye, se dessine, diminue exponentiellement, envahit l'espace de phase, gagne une structure, représente des mouvements, résiste aux perturbations, reste localisé, rétrécit. 2, record 1, French, - attracteur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
calculer, changer, construire, converger vers, définir, dessiner, fabriquer, identifier, illustrer, reconstituer, sauter d'un attracteur à un autre, tendre vers un attracteur, tracer, trouver, visiter, visualiser un attracteur. 2, record 1, French, - attracteur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 PHR
attracteur apériodique, binaire, bipériodique, borné, chaotique, cyclique, domestique, étrange, féroce, fractal, fréquenté, instable, non périodique, pervers, simple, stable, vague. 2, record 1, French, - attracteur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 PHR
attracteur à intérieur non vide, de Hénon, de Lorenz, de Van der Pol, d'une dynamique, sans intérieur. 2, record 1, French, - attracteur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 PHR
attracteur apériodique, binaire, bipériodique, borné chaotique, cyclique, domestique, étrange, féroce, fractal, fréquenté, instable, non périodique, pervers, simple, stable, vague. 2, record 1, French, - attracteur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1995-10-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- approximant
1, record 2, English, approximant
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
approximating entity. 1, record 2, English, - approximant
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... we consider two families of approximants : iterated function system fractals... and fractal transform fractals.... Both types of approximants are specified by finite strings of zeros and ones. Also, they consist of infinitely stretchable images with endless detail. 1, record 2, English, - approximant
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- approximant
1, record 2, French, approximant
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'approximant est spécifié par une séquence binaire et défini à l'aide de paramètres dénombrables. 2, record 2, French, - approximant
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
approximant d'image, classe d'approximants, famille d'approximants. 2, record 2, French, - approximant
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1994-11-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Physics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- fractal system
1, record 3, English, fractal%20system
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Physique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- système fractal
1, record 3, French, syst%C3%A8me%20fractal
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Système dynamique dont les similarités internes sont invariantes d'échelle. 1, record 3, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20fractal
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Le système fractal aboutit à des états/situations, accepte un environnement, s'achemine vers un régime, alterne, choisit, se complique, comprend des îlots, cristallise en structures, dépend des conditions initiales, se déstabilise, s'éloigne d'un état, engendre des univers, s'installe dans un régime, se modifie, obéit à des contraintes, oscille, perd la symétrie, possède des degrés de liberté présente un comportement, progresse, quitte un cycle, retourne, revient à un état, se stabilise, suit un chemin, visite un attracteur. 1, record 3, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20fractal
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 PHR
améliorer, amortir, analyser, caractériser, classifier, composer, dépendre, dérégler, diriger, former, gouverner, restaurer, soumettre un système fractal à une force, stabiliser un système fractal. 1, record 3, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20fractal
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 PHR
système fractal autonome, chaotique, confiné, conservatif, déterministe, discret, dissipatif, étendu, fermé, forcé, non chaotique, ouvert, physique, réparti. 1, record 3, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20fractal
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 4 PHR
système fractal à temps continu, à temps discret. 1, record 3, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20fractal
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1994-08-01
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Physics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- fractal compression system
1, record 4, English, fractal%20compression%20system
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Physique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- système de compression fractale
1, record 4, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20compression%20fractale
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Système infographique constitué d'un langage décrivant les propriétés topologiques des images, de fonctions, de spécifications d'espace, de transformations affines et de mappages contractants, qui relie les séquences binaires d'un modèle mathématique à des images infinies par approximations successives. 1, record 4, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20de%20compression%20fractale
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1991-05-16
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- gelation point
1, record 5, English, gelation%20point
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
To interpret [the] value we recall that investigations of the diffusion-limited CCA model with relatively high densities showed that structures with a fractal dimension about 1. 7 are formed in the system close to its gelation point, i. e., when a cluster spanning the whole cell is formed. 1, record 5, English, - gelation%20point
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- point de gélification
1, record 5, French, point%20de%20g%C3%A9lification
correct, proposal, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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