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EPONGE SIERPINSKI [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- self-similarity
1, record 1, English, self%2Dsimilarity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
By "self-similarity" Mandelbrot means a repetition of detail at descending scales ... 2, record 1, English, - self%2Dsimilarity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The neural net may be thought of as responding to its own dynamics in exactly the same way as it responds to outside stimuli. This property may be thought of as a from of structural self-similarity, in which successive scales represent levels in a hierarchy of references. In the limit of an infinite net, one then has true self-similarity and thus, true self-reference. 3, record 1, English, - self%2Dsimilarity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
When more than one scale factor is involved, the term self-affinity is used. 4, record 1, English, - self%2Dsimilarity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- autosimilarité
1, record 1, French, autosimilarit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- auto-similarité 2, record 1, French, auto%2Dsimilarit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- autosimilitude 3, record 1, French, autosimilitude
correct, feminine noun
- similitude interne 4, record 1, French, similitude%20interne
correct, feminine noun
- auto-homothétie 5, record 1, French, auto%2Dhomoth%C3%A9tie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Propriété d’invariance sous dilatation d’échelle caractéristique de nombreuses formes naturelles : polymères complexes, surfaces rugueuses, ramifications pulmonaires, végétales ou fluviales, montagnes, côtes et nuages, cratères lunaires ou amas galactiques. 6, record 1, French, - autosimilarit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'autosimilitude est parfois définie comme autosimilarité stricte ou linéaire, d’autres fois comme automorphisme exact. Un objet autosimilaire peut être conçu comme exactement semblable à lui-même. Certains ensembles fractals, tel le bidragon ou courbe des dragons jumeaux possèdent une homothétie interne. Les fractales peuvent donc être strictement autosimilaires(par exemple l'éponge de Menger ou le tapis de Sierpinski), statistiquement autosimilaires(par exemple les côtes dans les paysages fractals) ou encore conceptuellement autosimilaires(par exemple l'ensemble de Mandelbrot). 6, record 1, French, - autosimilarit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
L’autosimilarité s’exprime à l’aide de paramètres. 6, record 1, French, - autosimilarit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Mesurer l’autosimilarité conceptuelle, fractale, non fractale, statistique, stricte. 6, record 1, French, - autosimilarit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 PHR
Autosimilarité des plantes, des protéines complexes. 6, record 1, French, - autosimilarit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gráficos de computadora
- Inteligencia artificial
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- autosimilitud
1, record 1, Spanish, autosimilitud
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-09-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Menger sponge
1, record 2, English, Menger%20sponge
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the Menger sponge (called) after its architect, Karl Menger, ... has no two-dimensional analogue. Its "holes" are open channels that penetrate the unit cube. Applying the inclusion-exclusion principle, one sees that the generator leaves 27-9+3-1 = 20 cubes of side length 1/3, giving a Hausdorff dimension... Thus, the Menger sponge is intermediate between Cantor dust and cheese, but closer to the latter, as one might expect. Mandelbrot suggested the Menger sponge independently as a model of intermittency. 2, record 2, English, - Menger%20sponge
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- éponge de Menger
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9ponge%20de%20Menger
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fractale autosymétrique d’apparence solide, à surface et masse nulles, à dimension Hausdorff 2,73..., obtenue en enlevant des cubes dans un cube, et qui ressemble à un fromage fractal plus qu’à une poussière de Cantor. 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A9ponge%20de%20Menger
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'éponge de Menger modélise l'intermittence turbulente des galaxies dans l'univers, des nuages et des bulles de vapeur dans une casserole d’eau bouillante. Les faces extérieures d’une telle éponge peuvent être des tamis de Cantor ou des tapis de Sierpinski. 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A9ponge%20de%20Menger
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
construire une éponge récursivement. 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A9ponge%20de%20Menger
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 PHR
générateur, germe d’éponge. 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A9ponge%20de%20Menger
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1989-06-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Sierpinski sponge
1, record 3, English, Sierpinski%20sponge
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Sierpinski carpet is a plane universal curve and the Sierpinski sponge is a spatial universal curve. These terms are explained in Blumenthal & Menger, 1970, pp. 443 and 501. 1, record 3, English, - Sierpinski%20sponge
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- éponge de Sierpinski
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9ponge%20de%20Sierpinski
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- éponge de Sierpinski-Menger 1, record 3, French, %C3%A9ponge%20de%20Sierpinski%2DMenger
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le principe de la construction est évident. Si on la continue sans fin, on obtient un objet géométrique, dit éponge de Sierpinski-Menger, dont chaque face extérieure, dite tapis de Sierpinski, est une figure telle que son aire est nulle, tandis que le périmètre total de ses trous est infini. 1, record 3, French, - %C3%A9ponge%20de%20Sierpinski
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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