Fractal Physiology
This volume delineates the use of fractal patterns and measures of fractal dimensions in describing and understanding general aspects of biology, particularly human physiology. After describing the ubiquitous nature of fractal phenomena, the authors give examples of the properties of fractals in spa...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer New York
1994, 1994
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1994 |
| Series: | Methods in Physiology
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- I Overview
- 1. Introduction: Fractals Really Are Everywhere
- II Properties of Fractals and Chaos
- 2. Properties of Fractal Phenomena in Space and Time
- 3. The Fractal Dimension: Self-Similar and Self-Affine Scaling
- 4. Fractal Measures of Heterogeneity and Correlation
- 5. Generating Fractals
- 6. Properties of Chaotic Phenomena
- 7. From Time to Topology: Is a Process Driven by Chance or Necessity?
- III Physiological Applications
- 8. Ion Channel Kinetics: A Fractal Time Sequence of Conformational States
- 9. Fractals in Nerve and Muscle
- 10. Intraorgan Flow Heterogeneities
- 11. Fractal Growth
- 12. Mechanisms That Produce Fractals
- 13. Chaos? in Physiological Systems
- Works Cited