The impressive complexity in the nautilus pompilius shell
The complexity of the Nautilus pompilius shell is analyzed in terms of its fractal dimension and its equiangular spiral form. Our findings assert that the shell is fractal from its birth and that its growth is dictated by a self-similar criterion (we obtain the fractal dimension of the shell as a fu...
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| author | Castrejón Pita, A Pita, C Sarmiento Galán, A Castrejón García, R |
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| description | The complexity of the Nautilus pompilius shell is analyzed in terms of its fractal dimension and its equiangular spiral form. Our findings assert that the shell is fractal from its birth and that its growth is dictated by a self-similar criterion (we obtain the fractal dimension of the shell as a function of time). The variables that have been used for the analysis show an exponential dependence on the number of chambers/age of the cephalopod, a property inherited from its form. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:b0c96e20-483a-4a07-bf1b-3418d945f1f12022-03-27T03:58:59ZThe impressive complexity in the nautilus pompilius shellJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:b0c96e20-483a-4a07-bf1b-3418d945f1f1EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2003Castrejón Pita, APita, CSarmiento Galán, ACastrejón García, RThe complexity of the Nautilus pompilius shell is analyzed in terms of its fractal dimension and its equiangular spiral form. Our findings assert that the shell is fractal from its birth and that its growth is dictated by a self-similar criterion (we obtain the fractal dimension of the shell as a function of time). The variables that have been used for the analysis show an exponential dependence on the number of chambers/age of the cephalopod, a property inherited from its form. |
| spellingShingle | Castrejón Pita, A Pita, C Sarmiento Galán, A Castrejón García, R The impressive complexity in the nautilus pompilius shell |
| title | The impressive complexity in the nautilus pompilius shell |
| title_full | The impressive complexity in the nautilus pompilius shell |
| title_fullStr | The impressive complexity in the nautilus pompilius shell |
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| title_short | The impressive complexity in the nautilus pompilius shell |
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