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A multifractal zeta function for cookie cutter sets
Starting with the work of Lapidus and van Frankenhuysen a number of papers
have introduced zeta functions as a way of capturing multifractal information.
In this paper we propose a new multifractal zeta function and show that under
certain conditions the abscissa of convergence yields the Hausdorff
multifractal spectrum for a class of measures
Generalised dimensions of measures on almost self-affine sets
We establish a generic formula for the generalised q-dimensions of measures
supported by almost self-affine sets, for all q>1. These q-dimensions may
exhibit phase transitions as q varies. We first consider general measures and
then specialise to Bernoulli and Gibbs measures. Our method involves estimating
expectations of moment expressions in terms of `multienergy' integrals which we
then bound using induction on families of trees
The horizon problem for prevalent surfaces
We investigate the box dimensions of the horizon of a fractal surface defined
by a function . In particular we show that a prevalent surface
satisfies the `horizon property', namely that the box dimension of the horizon
is one less than that of the surface. Since a prevalent surface has box
dimension 3, this does not give us any information about the horizon of
surfaces of dimension strictly less than 3. To examine this situation we
introduce spaces of functions with surfaces of upper box dimension at most
\alpha, for \alpha [2,3). In this setting the behaviour of the horizon is
more subtle. We construct a prevalent subset of these spaces where the lower
box dimension of the horizon lies between the dimension of the surface minus
one and 2. We show that in the sense of prevalence these bounds are as tight as
possible if the spaces are defined purely in terms of dimension. However, if we
work in Lipschitz spaces, the horizon property does indeed hold for prevalent
functions. Along the way, we obtain a range of properties of box dimensions of
sums of functions
Hausdorff dimension of three-period orbits in Birkhoff billiards
We prove that the Hausdorff dimension of the set of three-period orbits in
classical billiards is at most one. Moreover, if the set of three-period orbits
has Hausdorff dimension one, then it has a tangent line at almost every point.Comment: 10 pages, 1 figur
Golden gaskets: variations on the Sierpi\'nski sieve
We consider the iterated function systems (IFSs) that consist of three
general similitudes in the plane with centres at three non-collinear points,
and with a common contraction factor \la\in(0,1).
As is well known, for \la=1/2 the invariant set, \S_\la, is a fractal
called the Sierpi\'nski sieve, and for \la<1/2 it is also a fractal. Our goal
is to study \S_\la for this IFS for 1/2<\la<2/3, i.e., when there are
"overlaps" in \S_\la as well as "holes". In this introductory paper we show
that despite the overlaps (i.e., the Open Set Condition breaking down
completely), the attractor can still be a totally self-similar fractal,
although this happens only for a very special family of algebraic \la's
(so-called "multinacci numbers"). We evaluate \dim_H(\S_\la) for these
special values by showing that \S_\la is essentially the attractor for an
infinite IFS which does satisfy the Open Set Condition. We also show that the
set of points in the attractor with a unique ``address'' is self-similar, and
compute its dimension.
For ``non-multinacci'' values of \la we show that if \la is close to 2/3,
then \S_\la has a nonempty interior and that if \la<1/\sqrt{3} then \S_\la$
has zero Lebesgue measure. Finally we discuss higher-dimensional analogues of
the model in question.Comment: 27 pages, 10 figure
Differentiability of fractal curves
While self-similar sets have no tangents at any single point, self-affine
curves can be smooth. We consider plane self-affine curves without double
points and with two pieces. There is an open subset of parameter space for
which the curve is differentiable at all points except for a countable set. For
a parameter set of codimension one, the curve is continuously differentiable.
However, there are no twice differentiable self-affine curves in the plane,
except for parabolic arcs
Sixty Years of Fractal Projections
Sixty years ago, John Marstrand published a paper which, among other things,
relates the Hausdorff dimension of a plane set to the dimensions of its
orthogonal projections onto lines. For many years, the paper attracted very
little attention. However, over the past 30 years, Marstrand's projection
theorems have become the prototype for many results in fractal geometry with
numerous variants and applications and they continue to motivate leading
research.Comment: Submitted to proceedings of Fractals and Stochastics
Contour lines of the discrete scale invariant rough surfaces
We study the fractal properties of the 2d discrete scale invariant (DSI)
rough surfaces. The contour lines of these rough surfaces show clear DSI. In
the appropriate limit the DSI surfaces converge to the scale invariant rough
surfaces. The fractal properties of the 2d DSI rough surfaces apart from
possessing the discrete scale invariance property follow the properties of the
contour lines of the corresponding scale invariant rough surfaces. We check
this hypothesis by calculating numerous fractal exponents of the contour lines
by using numerical calculations. Apart from calculating the known scaling
exponents some other new fractal exponents are also calculated.Comment: 9 Pages, 12 figure
On the "Mandelbrot set" for a pair of linear maps and complex Bernoulli convolutions
We consider the "Mandelbrot set" for pairs of complex linear maps,
introduced by Barnsley and Harrington in 1985 and studied by Bousch, Bandt and
others. It is defined as the set of parameters in the unit disk such
that the attractor of the IFS is
connected. We show that a non-trivial portion of near the imaginary axis is
contained in the closure of its interior (it is conjectured that all non-real
points of are in the closure of the set of interior points of ). Next we
turn to the attractors themselves and to natural measures
supported on them. These measures are the complex analogs of
much-studied infinite Bernoulli convolutions. Extending the results of Erd\"os
and Garsia, we demonstrate how certain classes of complex algebraic integers
give rise to singular and absolutely continuous measures . Next we
investigate the Hausdorff dimension and measure of , for
in the set , for Lebesgue-a.e. . We also obtain partial results on
the absolute continuity of for a.e. of modulus greater
than .Comment: 22 pages, 5 figure
A renormalisation approach to excitable reaction-diffusion waves in fractal media
Of fundamental importance to wave propagation in a wide range of physical phenomena is the structural geometry of the supporting medium. Recently, there have been several investigations on wave propagation in fractal media. We present here a renormalization approach to the study of reaction-diffusion (RD) wave propagation on finitely ramified fractal structures. In particular we will study a Rinzel-Keller (RK) type model, supporting travelling waves on a Sierpinski gasket (SG), lattice
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