You may not be able to define “fractal” — yet — but fractals are, in fact, everywhere. As you might expect from hearing her title, Hayley Brazier, Donald M. Kerr curator of natural history at the High ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Nature is alive with a special type of pattern called fractals. From the smallest ice crystal to the vastness of the galaxy, fractals are the building blocks of the natural world.

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A multifractal spectrum called a weighted Cantor set model can describe how galaxies cluster, which is similar to other ...

Self-affine tiles and fractal geometry form a rich field where geometric precision meets the complexity of nature’s form. At its core, the subject examines how self-affine tiles—constructed via affine ...

Formation of complex symmetrical and fractal patterns in snowflakes exemplifies emergence in a physical system. Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Formation of complex symmetrical and fractal patterns ...