Add to ORKGFractal properties of surfaces have been explored by many investigators. Most have concluded that fractal characterisation is useful. This note questions the philosophy of using fractals to describe and control engineering surfaces. It concludes that the benefits are more virtual than real. The functional significance of fractal parameters is also examined and the overall question arises as to whether scale invariant parameters are appropriate. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved
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Fractals are geometric shapes and patterns that can describe the roughness (or irregularity) present...
The concept of "surface modeling" generally describes the process of representing a physical or arti...
Many surfaces in nature are rough. A rough surface can be defined as a surface that has a fractal di...
Creating artificial entities that are lifelike and comfortable for human users to interact with is a...
This article examines fractals with reference to random models of natural surfaces, highlighting the...
The Scottish biologist D’Arcy once said “God always geometrizes.” The idea behind this statement is ...
A lot of natural structures in industry applications can be hardly described by conventional methods...
Fractals are everywhere. Fractals relate to many different branches of science and mathematics. They...
Fractal structures or geometries have nowadays a key role in all those > models for natural a...
Fractal geometry is revolutionizing the descriptive mathematics of applied materials systems. Rather...
Owing to the rapid emergence and growth of techniques in the engineering application of fractals, it...
What are fractals? Mathematicians like to make simple models to understand and advance the world aro...
The idea of a fractal as a mathematical object and as a model of natural phenomena is introduced by ...
Fractals can be extremely useful when applied to tribology. Obtaining fractal descriptions of engine...
A computer simulation technique, suited to replicate real adsorption experiments, was applied to pur...
Fractals are geometric shapes and patterns that can describe the roughness (or irregularity) present...
The concept of "surface modeling" generally describes the process of representing a physical or arti...
Many surfaces in nature are rough. A rough surface can be defined as a surface that has a fractal di...