Geographical curves are so involved in their detail that their lengths are often infinite or, rather, undefinable. However, many are statistically "selfsimilar," meaning that each portion can be… (More)
Quantitative methods for the study of the statistical properties of spontaneously occurring spike trains from single neurons have recently been presented. Such measurements suggest a number of… (More)
When a piece of metal is fractured either by tensile or impact loading (pulling or hitting), the fracture surface that is formed is rough and irregular. Its shape is affected by the metal's… (More)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
1975
The degree of irregularity in oceanic coastlines and in vertical sections of the Earth, the distribution of the numbers of islands according to area, and the commonality of global shape between… (More)
This note is a discussion of H. A. Simon's model (1955) concerning the class of frequency distributions generally associated with the name of G. K. Zipf. The main purpose is to show that Simon's… (More)
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