DocumentCode
1226845
Title
Fractal physiology
Author
Deering, William ; West, Bruce J.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., North Texas Univ., Denton, TX, USA
Volume
11
Issue
2
fYear
1992
fDate
6/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
40
Lastpage
46
Abstract
The nature of fractals and the use of fractals instead of classical scaling concepts to describe the irregular surfaces, structures, and processes exhibited by physiological systems are described. The mathematical development of fractals is reviewed, and examples of natural fractals are cited. Relationships among power laws, noise, and fractal time signals are examined.<>
Keywords
fractals; physiology; classical scaling concepts; fractal time signals; natural fractals; noise; physiological systems; power laws; Animals; Context modeling; Cooling; Fractals; Gases; Geometry; Lungs; Physics; Physiology; Spirals;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0739-5175
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/51.139035
Filename
139035
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