Open AccessFractal and Multifractal Models Applied to Porous Media
Author(s) -
Perfect E.,
Pachepsky Y.,
Martín M. A.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
vadose zone journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.036
H-Index - 81
ISSN - 1539-1663
DOI - 10.2136/vzj2008.0127
Subject(s) - multifractal system , fractal , statistical physics , porous medium , geology , porosity , mathematics , physics , geotechnical engineering , mathematical analysis
In the context of this special section of the Vadose Zone Journal , fractals can be thought of as binary geometrical patterns that repeat themselves (either exactly or stochastically) over a range of spatial scales. As a result, their properties tend to scale in a power law fashion. Multifractals,