Fractals In Engineering: New Trends In Theory And Applications

Fractals in Engineering Jacques Lévy-Véhel and Evelyne Lutton (Eds.) Fractals in Engineering New Trends in Theory and Applications With 106 Figures 123 Jacques Lévy-Véhel Evelyne Lutton INRIA Rocquencourt Domaine de Voluceau-Rocquencourt B.P. 105 78153 Le Chesnay Cedex France British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Fractals in engineering : new trends in theory and applications 1. Engineering mathematics 2. Fractals I. Lévy-Véhel, Jacques, 1960- II. Lutton, Evelyne, 1962620’.001514742 ISBN-10: 1846280478 Library of Congress Control Number: 2005927902 ISBN-10: 1-84628-047-8 ISBN-13: 978-1-84628-047-4 e-ISBN: 1-84628-048-6 Printed on acid-free paper © Springer-Verlag London Limited 2005 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms of licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publishers. The use of registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher makes no representation, express or implied, with regard to the accuracy of the information contained in this book and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. Printed in Germany 987654321 Springer Science+Business Media springeronline.com Foreword This volume is a sequel to the books Fractals: Theory