SimuLab 14: The Fractal Dimension of Hele-Shaw Patterns

As already discussed in Unit 2.2, a line has length L = L1. A square of side L has an area equal to L2. A cube of side L has volume L3. In each case the exponent of L reveals the dimension D of the object. A fractal can have a fractional value of D.

V = cRD
(4.3)
logV = D logR + logc.
(4.4)
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