Mark wrote: >What happens if one just changes scale, travels to another part of the >fractal, and then reduces scale? This would be a type of folding of space, >relatively, but it seems ridiculous to me. Does this mean we have to >expand >our ship and then reduce it again? Is scale related to volume? > >What if the fractal dimension goes backwards and forwards through time? It >might allow us to calculate a simulation and then view the universe at a >different time by viewing the simulatin, though I don't know how an actual >signal could be sent that way, or planted, rather.
I'm more interested in a much more basic version of this question. I have heard that the concept of fractals and the math behind them have influenced weather forecasting, mapmaking (apparently shorelines tend to conform to fractal equations?), and other fields, but how has fractal math affected astronomy and/or astrophysics? Reggie _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.
