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Record 1 1989-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
  • Computer Graphics
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.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
  • Infographie
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.

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