Multifractal phenomena in physics and chemistry
Abstract
A brief introduction to multifractal phenomena, different regions of an object that have different fractal properties, is given. The application of the concept of multifractal phenomena to complex surfaces and interfaces and to fluid flow in porous media is discussed. Analogies of multifractals with thermodynamics and multifractal scaling are pointed out. The association of multifractal phenomena with systems where the underlying physics is governed by a random multiplicative process is addressed.
- Publication:
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Nature
- Pub Date:
- September 1988
- DOI:
- 10.1038/335405a0
- Bibcode:
- 1988Natur.335..405S
- Keywords:
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- Chaos;
- Dimensional Analysis;
- Fractals;
- Chemical Reactions;
- Crystal Structure;
- Digital Data;
- Symmetry;
- Physics (General)