This study integrates landscape archaeology and cognitive neuroscience to explore ancient Egyptian funerary practices. It examines how landscapes influenced cultural evolution, using case studies in Umm el-Qaab and Thebes. The research redefines the cultural role of landscapes, highlighting their dynamic influence on ancient Egyptian culture.
Important developments in the progress of the theory of rock mechanics during recent years are based on fractals and damage mechanics. The concept of fractals has proved to be a useful way of describing the statistics of naturally occurring geometrics. Natural objects, from mountains and coastlines to clouds and forests, are found to have boundaries best described as fractals. Fluid flow through jointed rock masses and clusterings of earthquakes are found to follow fractal patterns in time and space. Fracturing in rocks at all scales, from the microscale (microcracks) to the continental scale (megafaults), can lead to fractal structures. The process of diagenesis and pore geometry of sedimentary rock can be quantitatively described by fractals, etc. The book is mainly concerned with these developments, as related to fractal descriptions of fragmentations, damage and fracture of rocks, rock burst, joint roughness, rock porosity and permeability, rock grain growth, rock and soil particles, shear slips, fluid flow through jointed rocks, faults, earthquake clustering, and so on. The prime concerns of the book are to give a simple account of the basic concepts, methods of fractal...
Certaines figures fractales peuvent être utilisées comme des approximations pour décrire la nature, au même titre que les figures de la géométrie euclidienne – triangles, cercles, sphères cylindres, etc. Ce chapitre présente un large éventail de figures fractales et décrit leurs propriétés pour l’étude des formes en géographie humaine. Mots-clés : auto-similarité, lacunarité, poussière, tapis, agrégat. DOI : 10.51926/ISTE.9159.ch3
Décrire et comprendre les processus de concentration et de dispersion des implantations humaines est au coeur de la recherche en géographie. La géométrie fractale en géographie humaine et en aménagement fait le point sur les concepts et les méthodes d’analyse et de modélisation fractales permettant d’étudier ces concentrations et dispersions. Les principaux concepts et les outils mathématiques sont exposés de manière pédagogique, ainsi que les intérêts pratiques de leur application et les écueils à éviter lors de leur utilisation. La première partie est consacrée aux notions élémentaires et aux figures géométriques de référence, utiles pour mener une analyse fractale en géographie humaine. La deuxième partie décrit en détail les quatre grandes familles de méthodes d’analyse : analyses fractales de semis de points, méthodes fractales de délimitation morphologique des agglomérations urbaines, analyses multifractales et signatures trans-échelles. La troisième partie s’intéresse aux applications possibles de la géométrie fractale pour l’urbanisme et l’aménagement urbain et régional.
A tutorial guide to current techniques for 3-dimensional computer animation that explains key concepts at a level requiring little mathematical background. It is ideal for self study by computer graphics professionals and others who need a guide to today's animation techniques.
Vols. 11 and 13 includes the Proceedings of the 2nd, 3rd, International Symposium on Geophysical Theory and Computers, Rehovoth, Israel, etc., 1965-66.
The Wenner-Gren Foundations hosted an international symposium Symmetry 2000 on September 13-16 2000. This volume in the Wenner-Gren series details the proceedings of this symposium.
The application of fractals and fractal geometry in soil science has become increasingly important over the last few years. This self-contained and timely book was designed to provide detailed and comprehensive information on the current status of the application of fractal geometry in soil science, and on prospects for its future use. With a detailed and specific introductory chapter, particular attention is paid to comparing and contrasting "fractal" and "fragmentation" concepts. Some uses of fractals, such as to quantify the retention and transport properties of soils, to describe the intricate geometry of pore surfaces and macropore networks, or to elucidate the rooting patterns of various plants, are discussed. Applications of fractals in soil science are both relatively recent and in constant evolution. This book reflects accurately existing trends, by allowing sharp differences among the viewpoints expressed in contributed chapters to be presented to the reader in one self-contained volume.
three-dimensional simulation, to remove 2-D deficiencies, appears to be computationally feasible for high Reynolds number conditions of interest for practical applications.