Multifractal properties of a closed contour: a peek beyond the shape analysis

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 9; no. 12; p. e115262
• Main Authors: Duarte-Neto, Paulo, Stošić, Borko, Stošić, Tatijana, Lessa, Rosangela, Milošević, Milorad V, Stanley, H Eugene
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 26.12.2014; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Algorithms; Animals; Attention; Biology and Life Sciences; Blood vessels; Computer Simulation; Concretions; Contours; Earth Sciences; Engineering and Technology; Female; Fish; Fishes - anatomy & histology; Fishes - physiology; Fishing; Fractal analysis; Fractures; Inner ear; Life history; Male; Merluccius merluccius; Models, Biological; Mugil curema; Otolithic Membrane - anatomy & histology; Otolithic Membrane - physiology; Otoliths; Parameter estimation; Physical Sciences; Retina; Science; Shape; Soil sciences; Time series; Volcanic ash

In recent decades multifractal analysis has been successfully applied to characterize the complex temporal and spatial organization of such diverse natural phenomena as heartbeat dynamics, the dendritic shape of neurons, retinal vessels, rock fractures, and intricately shaped volcanic ash particles....