Fractals
Complex Geometry, Patterns, and Scaling in Nature and Society
The investigation of phenomena involving complex geometry, patterns and scaling has gone through a
spectacular development in the past decades. For this relatively short time, geometrical and/or temporal
scaling have been shown to represent the common aspects of many processes occurring in an unusually
diverse range of fields including physics, mathematics, biology, chemistry, economics, technology and
human behavior. As a rule, the complex nature of a phenomenon is manifested in the underlying intricate
geometry which in most of the cases can be described in terms of objects with non-integer (fractal)
dimension. In other cases, the distribution of events in time or various other quantities show specific
scaling behavior, thus providing a better understanding of the relevant factors determining the given
processes.
Using fractal geometry and scaling as a language in the related theoretical, numerical and experimental
investigations, it has been possible to get a deeper insight into previously intractable problems. Among
many others, a better understanding of growth phenomena, turbulence, iterative functions, colloidal
aggregation, biological pattern formation, stock markets and inhomogeneous materials has emerged
through the application of such concepts as scale invariance, self-affinity and multifractality.
The main challenge of the journal devoted exclusively to the above kinds of phenomena lies in its
interdisciplinary nature; it is our commitment to bring together the most recent developments in these
fields so that a fruitful interaction of various approaches and scientific views on complex spatial and
temporal behaviors in both nature and society could take place.
The journal "FRACTALS: Complex Geometry, Patterns, and Scaling in Nature and Society" will publish
the following types of peer-reviewed articles. i) Full-length research papers, ii) Short communications, iii)
Reviews of both technical and pedagogical nature, and iv) Popular (educational, Scientific American
type) articles.
Abstracting/Indexing
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- CSA Calcium and Calcified Tissues Abstracts
- CSA Pollution Abstracts
- CSA Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA)
- CSA Selected Water Resources Abstracts
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- Zentralblatt MATH
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