A specialized presentation of fractal analysis oriented to the social sciences This primer uses straightforward language to give the reader step-by-step instruc
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The idea of modeling the behaviour of phenomena at multiple scales has become a useful tool in both pure and applied mathematics. Fractal-based techniques lie a
In the Earth Sciences, the concept of fractals and scale invariance is well-recognized in many natural objects. However, the use of fractals for spatial and tem
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