Crystallization of space: Space-time fractals from fractal arithmetic

Diederik Aerts (), Marek Czachor and Maciej Kuna

Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, 2016, vol. 83, issue C, 201-211

Abstract: Fractals such as the Cantor set can be equipped with intrinsic arithmetic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) that map the fractal into itself. The arithmetic allows one to define calculus and algebra intrinsic to the fractal in question, and one can formulate classical and quantum physics within the fractal set. In particular, fractals in space-time can be generated by means of homogeneous spaces associated with appropriate Lie groups. The construction is illustrated by explicit examples.

Keywords: Fractals; Arithmetic; Space-time (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chaos.2015.12.004

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