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Fractals and Disordered Systems

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  • © 1991

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Editors:
  1. Armin Bunde

    1. I. Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg 36, Germany

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  2. Shlomo Havlin

    1. Department of Physics, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIV
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  2. Fractals and Multifractals: The Interplay of Physics and Geometry

    • H. Eugene Stanley
    Pages 1-50

  3. Percolation I

    • Armin Bunde, Shlomo Havlin
    Pages 51-96

  4. Percolation II

    • Shlomo Havlin, Armin Bunde
    Pages 97-150

  5. Fractal Growth

    • Amnon Aharony
    Pages 151-174

  6. Fractures

    • Hans J. Herrmann
    Pages 175-206

  7. Fractal Electrodes, Fractal Membranes, and Fractal Catalysts

    • Bernard Sapoval
    Pages 207-228

  8. Fractal Surfaces and Interfaces

    • Jean-François Gouyet, Michel Rosso, Bernard Sapoval
    Pages 229-262

  9. Fractals and Experiments

    • Jørgen K. Kjems
    Pages 263-296

  10. Cellular Automata

    • Dietrich Stauffer
    Pages 297-322

  11. Exactly Self-Similar Left-Sided Multifractals

    • Benoit B. Mandelbrot, Carl J. G. Evertsz
    Pages 323-344

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 345-350
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Fractals and disordered systems have recently become the focus of intense interest in research. This book discusses in great detail the effects of disorder on mesoscopic scales (fractures, aggregates, colloids, surfaces and interfaces, glasses, and polymers) and presents tools to describe them in mathematical language. A substantial part is devoted to the development of scaling theories based on fractal concepts. In 10 chapters written by leading experts in the field, including E. Stanley and B. Mandelbrot, the reader is introduced to basic concepts and techniques in disordered systems and is lead to the forefront of current research. In each chapter the connection between theory and experiment is emphasized, and a special chapter entitled "Fractals and Experiments" presents experimental studies of fractal systems in the laboratory. The book is written pedagogically. It can be used as a textbook for graduate students, by university teachers to prepare courses and seminars, and by active scientists who want to become familiar with a fascinating new field.

Editors and Affiliations

  • I. Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg 36, Germany

    Armin Bunde

  • Department of Physics, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel

    Shlomo Havlin

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