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This article highlights the practical relevance of Green-function renormalization within the most common engineering applications of transport. Simple extensions of the method are discussed by considering Cayley trees and other loop-less structures referred to as ultrafractals.
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Giona, M., Adrover, A. (1997). Transport Phenomena on Fractals and Green-Function Renormalization. In: Lévy Véhel, J., Lutton, E., Tricot, C. (eds) Fractals in Engineering. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0995-2_23
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