Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 680 g
Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 680 g
ISBN: 978-90-5410-284-7
Verlag: A A Balkema Publishers
This text examines the emerging field of fractals and its applications in earth sciences. Topics covered include: concepts of fractal and multifractal chaos; the application of fractals in geophysics, geology, climate studies, and earthquake seismology.
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Preface, 1. An Introduction to Fractals and their Applications in Earth Science 2. Fractals 3. The Fractal Redux 4. The Percolating Fractals 5. Concepts Similar to Self-similarity in Science 6. Multifractals 7. Processing (Multi)Fractal Data Strings 8. Fractals and Geology 9. Crustal Fractal Magnetisation 10. Fractality of Seismic Wave Signature-A Mandelbrot Approach 11. Can Travel-time Curve Tunnel through Chaotic Regime 12. Application of Fractals in Seismology with Reference to Koyna Earthquakes 13. Chaotic Dynamics and Earthquakes 14. Multifractal Analysis of Earthquakes: An Overview 15. Application of Fractals in the Study of Rock Fracture and Rock burst-associated Seismicity 16. Fractal Dimension Analysis of Soil for Flow Studies 17. Detecting Chaos from Geophysical Time Series 18. Application of Catastrophe Theory to Some Non-linear Geophysical Problems 19. Application of Fractal Dimension in Studying Geomorphic Processes-A Case-study from Historical Climate Data Set Dhananjay A. Sant. Subject Index.