Fractal dimension of time-indexed paths

Applied Mathematics and Computation

Volumn 207, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 90-94

  Imre, Attila R ^a  

^a KFKI ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Chronology; Divider method; Fractal dimension; Time; Tortuosity; Trajectory

Indexed keywords

FRACTALS; PARTIAL DISCHARGES;

ANIMAL TRACKS; CHRONOLOGY; DIVIDER METHOD; TIME; TORTUOSITY;

FRACTAL DIMENSION;

EID: 58249089046     PISSN: 00963003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amc.2007.10.067     Document Type: Article

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