Title :
Fractals in biology
Author :
Liebovitch, Larry S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ophthalmology, Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
In living systems, many objects in space or processes in time have fractal properties of self-similarity, scaling, and fractal dimension. The author describes these properties and their implications for analyzing data
Keywords :
biology; biophysics; fractals; living systems; biological implications; fractal dimension; fractal properties; living systems; scaling; self-similarity; Biological systems; Biomembranes; Cells (biology); Data analysis; Educational institutions; Fractals; Heart; Lungs; Spatial resolution; Surgery;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 1993., Proceedings of the 1993 IEEE Nineteenth Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Newark, NJ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0925-1
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.1993.404348
