Fractals in Chemistry

by Andrew Harrison

The fern-like patterns of frost on a cold window, eroded landscapes, and particles grown in an aerosol all have forms that are conventionally regarded as irregular, with little or no symmetry. In this book the reader is introduced to the fractal dimension, a concept that unifies the description of such diverse and irregular objects and implies that they all possess a new form of symmetry. The growth of these different objects is controlled by similar...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019855768X
• ISBN13: 9780198557685
• Release Date: November 2099
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 96 Pages