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The Fractal Dimension: Self-Similar and Self-Affine Scaling

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Fractal Physiology

Part of the book series: Methods in Physiology Series ((METHPHYS))

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In the previous chapter we provided an overview of the utility of fractal concepts in biology, and indeed of their usefulness in science in general. We now describe these concepts in greater detail.

To see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour.

William Blake, Auguries of Innocence (1800–1803)

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  1. Center for Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

    James B. Bassingthwaighte

  2. Center for Complex Systems, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, USA

    Larry S. Liebovitch

  3. Physics Department, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, USA

    Bruce J. West

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© 1994 American Physiological Society

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Bassingthwaighte, J.B., Liebovitch, L.S., West, B.J. (1994). The Fractal Dimension: Self-Similar and Self-Affine Scaling. In: Fractal Physiology. Methods in Physiology Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7572-9_3

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