Fractals Everywhere: New Edition

by Michael F. Barnsley

Overview

Focusing on how fractal geometry can be used to model real objects in the physical world, this up-to-date edition features two 16-page full-color inserts, problems and tools emphasizing fractal applications, and an answers section. A bonus CD of an IFS Generator provides an excellent software tool for designing iterated function systems codes and fractal images.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780486320342
Publisher:	Dover Publications
Publication date:	10/03/2013
Series:	Dover Books on Mathematics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	560
File size:	97 MB
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Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Michael F. Barnsley is a British mathematician, researcher, and author who holds several patents on fractal compression. He is a faculty member of the Mathematical Sciences Institute at Australian National University, and he previously taught in the United States at Georgia Tech.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Dover EditionForewordAcknowledgmentsI IntroductionII Metric Spaces; Equivalent Spaces; Classification of Subsets; and the Space of FractalsIII Transformations on Metric Spaces; Contraction Mappings; and the Construction of FractalsIV Chaotic Dynamics on FractalsV Fractal DimensionVI Fractal InterpolationVII Julia SetsVIII Parameter Spaces and Mandelbrot SetsIX Measures on FractalsX Recurrent Iterated Function SystemsReferencesSelected AnswersIndexCredits for Figures and Color Plates