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FRACTAL TIME [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Mathematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fractal
1, record 1, English, fractal
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - fractal
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - fractal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques informatiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fractale
1, record 1, French, fractale
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fractal 2, record 1, French, fractal
correct, adjective
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - fractale
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - fractale
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - fractale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-02-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
- Mathematics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- branching fractal
1, record 2, English, branching%20fractal
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- tree-like fractal 1, record 2, English, tree%2Dlike%20fractal
correct
- fractal tree 2, record 2, English, fractal%20tree
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - branching%20fractal
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See tip splitting. 4, record 2, English, - branching%20fractal
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
- Mathématiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- arbre fractal
1, record 2, French, arbre%20fractal
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- arborescence fractale 2, record 2, French, arborescence%20fractale
correct, feminine noun
- fractale arboriforme 2, record 2, French, fractale%20arboriforme
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Arborisation symétrique ou asymétrique produite par une courbe irrégulière à l'aide de branches et d'embranchements. 2, record 2, French, - arbre%20fractal
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - arbre%20fractal
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - arbre%20fractal
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
arbre fractal aléatoire, asymétrique, consistant, hiérarchique, lexicographique, symétrique. 2, record 2, French, - arbre%20fractal
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 PHR
arbre fractal de Hubbard, de Mandelbrot, de Pythagore. 2, record 2, French, - arbre%20fractal
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1989-09-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- fractal time
1, record 3, English, fractal%20time
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Assuming one has performed such double truncation, let us derive the number M(R) of errors contained in a sample of increasing length R. This M(R) constitutes an alternative method of keeping time, an example of fractal time. 1, record 3, English, - fractal%20time
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- temps fractal
1, record 3, French, temps%20fractal
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme retrouvé dans le résumé de l'article de Chen Hong et al., "Relaxation in condensed matter: a fractal time model", publié dans le Journal of Physics, 1986, vol. 19, no. 22, pp. L499-L503. 1, record 3, French, - temps%20fractal
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1988-12-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Rayleigh flight
1, record 4, English, Rayleigh%20flight
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
By interpolating the Rayleigh flight in continuous time, one obtains a Brown trail, which... is a continuous curve with D=2. Thus the Rayleigh flight model is essentially a fractal curve(Dt=1 and D=2) satisfying the conditional, but not the strong, cosmographic principle. The last conclusion is satisfactory, but the values of Dt and D are unacceptable. 1, record 4, English, - Rayleigh%20flight
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- vol de Rayleigh
1, record 4, French, vol%20de%20Rayleigh
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Exemples de mouvement brownien vrai et chaos homogène (...) il s'agit ici, en première approximation, d'un vol de Rayleigh, pour lequel U2 aurait été une variable exponentielle (...) 1, record 4, French, - vol%20de%20Rayleigh
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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