World Scientific Malicorne sur Sarthe, 72, Pays de la Loire, France 1992 Book condition, Etat : Bon paperback, editor's black wrappers, illustred by a fractal red and yellow illustration fort et grand In-8 1 vol. - 507 pages
many black and white text-figures, 18 colored plates totaling 19 plates out of text 2nd edition, 1992 Contents, Chapitres : Foreword, Preface, Preface to the first edition, Contents, xix, Text, References, Appendices, Author index, Subject index, 488 pages - Introduction - 1. Fractals : Fractals geometry - Fractal measures - Methods for determining fractal dimensions - 2. Cluster growth models : Local growth models - Diffusion-limited growth - Growing self-affine surfaces - Cluster-cluster aggregation, CCA - 3. Fractal pattern formation : Computer simulations - Experiments on laplacian growth - 4. Recent developments : Cluster models of self-similar growth - Dynamics of self-affine surfaces - Experiments - Appendices : Algorithm for generating diffusion-limited aggregates - Construction of a simple Hele-Shaw surface cell - Basic concepts underlying multifractal measures near fine copy, no markings