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Since Euclid (300 BC) we have been used to perceiving nature with the concept of a threedimensional (3-D) geometry. We measure linear structures in one dimension, area-like structures in two dimensions, and volume-like structures in three dimensions. However, when we measure an object in terms of these three dimensions, we are aware that the geometric model describes a solid body, while a natural object may be inhomogeneous, porous, or even mostly empty, if we think on atomic scales.
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Aschwanden, M. (2011). Fractal Geometry. In: Self-Organized Criticality in Astrophysics. Springer Praxis Books(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15001-2_8
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