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Fractals, similarity, intermediate asymptotics

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Classical mathematical physics dealt only with perfectly smooth constructs; but today one works with curves having no tangent at any point, surfaces having no area, and other important objects once thought useful merely for tricky exam questions. Several aspects of these rough entities are described, such as the fractional-dimension concept, intermediate asymptotics, and the differential calculus of functions lacking derivatives, based on the Holder index. Applications are possible in many branches of physics, including fluid dynamics, general relativity, and cosmology.

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PACS: 05.45.Df, 05.20.−y, 02.60.Ed (all)
DOI: 10.1070/PU1985v028n07ABEH003873
URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/1985/7/d/
Citation: Zel’dovich Ya B, Sokolov D D "Fractals, similarity, intermediate asymptotics" Sov. Phys. Usp. 28 608–616 (1985)
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@article{Zel’dovich:1985,
	author = {Ya. B. Zel’dovich and D. D. Sokolov},
	title = {Fractals, similarity, intermediate asymptotics},
	publisher = {Physics-Uspekhi},
	year = {1985},
	journal = {Phys. Usp.},
	volume = {28},
	number = {7},
	pages = {608-616},
	url = {https://ufn.ru/en/articles/1985/7/d/},
	doi = {10.1070/PU1985v028n07ABEH003873}
}

Оригинал: Зельдович Я Б, Соколов Д Д «Фрактали, подобие, промежуточная асимптотика» УФН 146 493–506 (1985); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0146.198507d.0493

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