The Geometry of Fractal Sets

by K. J. Falconer

Overview

This book contains a rigorous mathematical treatment of the geometrical aspects of sets of both integral and fractional Hausdorff dimension. Questions of local density and the existence of tangents of such sets are studied, as well as the dimensional properties of their projections in various directions. In the case of sets of integral dimension the dramatic differences between regular 'curve-like' sets and irregular 'dust like' sets are exhibited. The theory is related by duality to Kayeka sets (sets of zero area containing lines in every direction). The final chapter includes diverse examples of sets to which the general theory is applicable: discussions of curves of fractional dimension, self-similar sets, strange attractors, and examples from number theory, convexity and so on. There is an emphasis on the basic tools of the subject such as the Vitali covering lemma, net measures and Fourier transform methods.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521337052
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	07/24/1986
Series:	Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics , #85
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	180
Product dimensions:	6.06(w) x 8.98(h) x 0.43(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; Introduction; Notation; 1. Measure and dimension; 2. Basic density properties; 3. Structure of sets of integral dimension; 4. Structure of sets of non-integral dimension; 5. Comparable net measures; 6. Projection properties; 7. Besicovitch and Kakeya sets; 8. Miscellaneous examples of fractal sets; References; Index.

Editorial Reviews

"...by far the most accessible mathematical account available and therefore is an invaluable addition to the literature." Science

"...a lovely introduction to the mathematics of fractal sets for the pure mathematician." American Mathematical Monthly

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