The nature and properties of materials depend strongly on dimension. Imagine how different life in a one-dimensional or two-dimensional world would be from the three dimensions we're commonly accustomed to. With this in mind, it is perhaps not surprising that fractals--objects with fractional dimension--have garnered significant attention since their discovery. Despite their apparent strangeness, fractals arise in surprising places--from snowflakes and lightning strikes to natural coastlines.
The nature and properties of materials depend strongly on dimension. Imagine how different life in a one-dimensional or two-dimensional world would be from the three dimensions we're commonly accustomed to. With this in mind, it is perhaps not surprising that fractals--objects with fractional dimension--have garnered significant attention since their discovery. Despite their apparent strangeness, fractals arise in surprising places--from snowflakes and lightning strikes to natural coastlines.
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