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Fractals

Fractals are curves which repeat themselves in a sequence of smaller scales.

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They are met in nature, more often than one may think: they conveniently describe surfaces of rocks, clouds, New York skyline, or surface of the grass field.

From geometrical viewpoint, Fractals are shapes of fractional dimension which live between the usual whole number dimensions inhabited by curves, surfaces, and solids.



Andre Cherkaev
2001-11-16