Fractals in the Natural Sciences / / ed. by D. J. Tildesley, R. C. Ball, M. Fleischmann.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1980-1999
• MitwirkendeR: Ball, R. C.,; Beoomhead, D. S.,; Blumen, A.,; Blunt, M. J.,; Bunker, B. C.,; Carr, J. G.,; Cole, M. W.,; Courtens, E.,; Hibbert, D. B.,; Jones, R.,; Klein, R.,; Köhler, G. H.,; Lenormand, R.,; Lin, M. Y.,; Lindsay, H. M.,; Mandelbrot, B. B.,; Meakin, P.,; Melrose, J. R.,; Obert, M.,; Pfeifer, P.,; Rarity, J. G.,; Schaefer, D. W.,; Seabrook, R. N.,; Spivack, O. Rath,; Stinchcombe, R. B.,; Tolman, Susan,; Vacher, R.,; Weitz, D. A.,; Wilcoxon, J. P.,
• HerausgeberIn: Ball, R. C.,; Fleischmann, M.,; Tildesley, D. J.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014]; ©1990
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: Course Book
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 1083
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (208 p.)

In the words of B. B. Mandelbrot's contribution to this important collection of original papers, fractal geometry is a "new geometric language, which is geared towards the study of diverse aspects of diverse objects, either mathematical or natural, that are not smooth, but rough and fragmented to the same degree at all scales." This book will be of interest to all physical and biological scientists studying these phenomena. It is based on a Royal Society discussion meeting held in 1988.Originally published in 1990.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Fractal geometry: what is it, and what does it do ? -- Fractals, phase transitions and criticality -- Fractals and phase separation -- Experiments on the structure and vibrations of fractal solids -- Universality of fractal aggregates as probed by light scattering -- Light-scattering studies of aggregation -- Time-series analysis -- Diffusion-controlled growth -- Diffusion-limited aggregation -- Electrodeposition in support: concentration gradients, an ohmic model and the genesis of branching fractals -- Flow through porous media: limits of fractal patterns -- Fractal BET and FHH theories of adsorption: a comparative study -- Reactions in and on fractal media