In this paper we address two issues in modeling natural terrain using fractal geometry: estimation of fractal dimension, and fractal surface reconstruction. For estimation of fractal dimension, we extend the fractal Brownian function approach to accommodate irregularly sampled data, and we develop methods for segmenting sets of points exhibiting self-similarity over only certain scales. For fra...

Fractal shaped antennas and fractal miniaturized elements are becoming a promising new family of devices with a wealth of potentially useful applications [1]. Owing to the facility of manufacturing fractal devices (the metallisation process of fractal antennas up to a few iterations of the recursive process that generates the fractal structure is a relatively simple task), several different pro...

In this paper we have defined two functions that have been used to construct different fractals having fractal dimensions between 1 and 2. More precisely, we can say that one of our defined functions produce the fractals whose fractal dimension lies in [1.58, 2) and rest function produce the fractals whose fractal dimension lies in (1, 1.58]. Also we tried to calculate the amount of increment o...

sciences exist to demonstrate the fundamental order underlying nature. chaos/complexity theory is a novel and amazing field of scientific inquiry. notions of our everyday experiences are somehow in connection to the laws of nature through chaos/complexity theory’s concerns with the relationships between simplicity and complexity, between orderliness and randomness (retrieved from http://www.inc...

Fractals are self-similar structures or patterns that repeat at increasingly fine magnifications. Research has revealed fractal patterns in many natural and physiological processes. This article investigates pupillary size over time to determine if their oscillations demonstrate a fractal pattern. We predict that pupil size over time will fluctuate in a fractal manner and this may be due to eit...

We use the fractional integrals to describe fractal solid. We suggest to consider the fractal solid as special (fractional) continuous medium. We replace the fractal solid with fractal mass dimension by some continuous model that is described by fractional integrals. The fractional integrals are considered as approximation of the integrals on fractals. We derive fractional generalization of the...

– The clustering of galaxies is well characterized by fractal properties, with the presence of an eventual cross-over to homogeneity still a matter of considerable debate. In this letter we discuss the cosmological implications of a fractal distribution of matter, with a possible cross-over to homogeneity at an undetermined scale Rhomo. Contrary to what is generally assumed, we show that, even ...

A PLEA FOR STRONG INFERENCE The recent research topic “Fractal Analyses: Statistical and Methodological Innovations and Best Practices” reveals there is no consensus among experts about the best procedure to estimate self-affine structure in trial and time series data. One of the recurring issues pertains to the validity of inferences based on analysis results about the physical change processe...

In this study, a fractal, Y-shaped dual-mode resonator bandpass filter (BPF) with input-output cross-coupling is introduced. A parallel-coupling feed structure with a cross coupling has been used to generate two transmission zeroes (TZs) near the lower and upper cutoff frequency that can effectively improve the passband edge selectivity. Also, a fractal shaped based on conventional diamond and ...