Multidimensional self-affine distribution with application in geochemistry

Mathematical Geology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 109-123

  Shen, Wei ^a   Zhao, Pengda ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources   (China)

Author keywords

Fractal; Fractal dimension; Power law; Scale invariance; Variogram

Indexed keywords

FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 26844499044     PISSN: 08828121     EISSN: 15738868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014489800680     Document Type: Article

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