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Cloud boundaries, dendrites, coastlines, lightning, riverbeds, shapes of molecules (macromolecules)—all of these have a form or shape that is much better described by fractal geometrical theory than by Euclidean geometry (i.e., straight lines and smooth curves) (Table 11.1). Fractal theory provides a basis for studying these phenomena by modeling and making predictions.
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Birdi, K.S. (1993). Physical Applications of Fractals. In: Fractals in Chemistry, Geochemistry, and Biophysics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1124-7_11
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