A highly efficient algorithm for the generation of random fractal aggregates (Q979119)

The technique of generation of random fractal aggregates (RFA) with pre-determined fractal dimension is reported and validated. The method is highly efficient, of \(O(N_{\text{total}})\), where \(N_{\text{total}}\) is the number of particles within the RFA, and is numerically simple to implement. Further, the algorithm poses no limit on the magnitude of the fractal dimension.