Vector-valued fractal functions: fractal dimension and fractional calculus (Q6041364)

The authors investigate the relations between the fractal dimension of a vector-valued function and that of its component functions. They derive bounds for the Hausdorff dimension of a vector-valued fractal interpolation function and also for the Hausdorff dimension of the associated invariant measure supported on the graph of such a function. Additionally, more general upper bounds for the Hausdorff dimension of invariant measures in terms of probability vectors and contraction ratios are derived. Conditions under which a vector-valued fractal interpolation function belongs to a special class of function spaces such as Hölder spaces, the class of functions of bounded variation, and the space of absolutely continuous functions. Moreover, the authors prove that the Riemann-Liouville fractional integral of a vector-valued fractal interpolation function is again a vector-valued fractal interpolation function corresponding to some data set. The Hausdorff and the box counting dimension of the graph of the Riemann-Liouville fractional integral of a vector- valued fractal interpolation function is computed.