Fractality and time correlation in contemporary war

Chaos, Solitons and Fractals

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1039-1049

  Alvarez Ramirez, J ^a   Ibarra Valdez, C ^a   Rodriguez, E ^a   Urrea, R ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; INVARIANCE; MILITARY OPERATIONS; RANDOM PROCESSES;

COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; DENSITY DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL NETWORK;

FRACTAL DIMENSION;

EID: 34247133019     PISSN: 09600779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chaos.2006.05.002     Document Type: Article

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