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Fractal Surfaces and Interfaces

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Fractals and Disordered Systems

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Irregular surfaces and interfaces are ubiquitous in nature. They exist on all scales from that of atoms to that of mountains. Their study requires three levels of consideration: (1) a description of their geometry, (2) an explanation of their existence, and (3) an understanding of their properties. Fractal geometry may play a role at all three of these levels.

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Gouyet, JF., Rosso, M., Sapoval, B. (1991). Fractal Surfaces and Interfaces. In: Bunde, A., Havlin, S. (eds) Fractals and Disordered Systems. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-51435-7_7

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