7.4. A Glimpse at Fractals
We have already seen that the 1980s was the decade in which two major tools were introduced into the realm of pattern recognition applications (among others): neural networks and wavelets. The same decade was also the time when another tool was adopted in many application areas to offer its potential power. Fractals and fractal dimension have become the focus of considerable research effort. This section aims at giving the basic definitions and outlining the basic concepts behind the use of fractals in pattern recognition. A deeper study of the area is beyond the goals of a short section, and the interested reader may refer to a number of books and articles available [Mand 77, Tson 92, Falc 90].
7.4.1. Self-Similarity ...
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