Physics And Fractal Structures

Fractals are the result of 70 years of research in many fields and they reveal new approaches to methods of study in many disciplines. This book highlights the structures of fractals in a number of disciplines: turbulence, chaos, fracture, percolation, diffusion fronts, aggregation, phase transitions, particle trajectories, and transport phenomena. Includes a preface by Benoit Mandelbrot--"discoverer" of the Mandelbrot set. 150 illustrations. 6 tables. Approx.