Pseudofractals and the box counting algorithm

DOI10.1088/0305-4470/34/39/302MaRDI QIDQ2774557zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Andrzej Z. Górski

Publication date 26 February 2002

Published in Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/nlin/0107023

zbMATH Keywords

box counting algorithmfractalsHausdorff-Besicovitch dimensionPareto tailspseudofractalsRényi exponents

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Hausdorff and packing measures (28A78) Fractals (28A80)

Abstract: We show that for sets with the Hausdorff--Besicovitch dimension equal zero the box counting algorithm commonly used to calculate Renyi exponents ($d_q$) can exhibit perfect scaling suggesting non zero $d_q$'s. Properties of these pathological sets ({it pseudofractals}) are investigated. Numerical, as well as analytical estimates for $d_q$'s are obtained. A simple indicator is given to distinguish pseudofractals and fractals in practical applications of the box counting method. Histograms made of pseudofractal sets are shown to have Pareto tails.

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