Fractal growth processes
NaturePublished 1 August 1986Open access
Leonard M. Sander
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Abstract
The methods of fractal geometry allow the classification of non-equilibrium growth processes according to their scaling properties. This classification and computer simulations give insight into a great variety of complex structures.
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