2006-12-05 09:12:11 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
A fractal may partially represent the coastline of any nation, but not entirely. For at any instant, a fractal has an infinite length while the coastline cannot, at least as far as practically measurable.
2006-12-05 09:18:30 · answer #1 · answered by 1,1,2,3,3,4, 5,5,6,6,6, 8,8,8,10 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The infinite aspect of the fractal leads to the obvious conclusion that any coastline is infinite also, but once you get down to a molecular scale do you bother going to the atomic, the sub-atomic? Either way you'll have to stop at somepoint, be that at one of the previously mentioned levels of scale or when you are making measurements using the Planck Length (the quanta of length) as your base unit.
2006-12-07 05:40:02 · answer #2 · answered by Batho 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ah, the speaking a*ss and his inane *questions*... your lack of understanding is showing yet yet again... much less Wikipedia and extra genuine learn, fractals, such by way of fact the Mandelbrot set are approximately similarity for the time of scales, yet you will not understand what which means. they have additionally been observed as the "language of god" by employing scientists analyzing them... you're previous uninteresting... EDIT:"Mandelbrot set is an occasion of a fractal set in the complicated airplane, no longer the only occasion of a fractal hth" have you ever got here up with this one your self, or is it yet extra Wiki? in case you probably did i might p.c. to confirm the derivation, please, it may well be snap for somebody including your towering mind...
2016-10-14 02:18:29 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, infinitely long. My advice would be to set a tortoise off to measure it, and then send a hare after him to check. When the hare catches the tortoise, you have reached the end of the british coastline.
2006-12-08 19:54:42 · answer #4 · answered by Daniel J 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree - your picture is rather disturbing. Have you auditioned for any slasher movies recently? If you're a bit lonely and think that it might be down to your 'appearance' - you should try a wet suit and some hallucinogenic gas - like me!
LT
2006-12-05 10:07:00 · answer #5 · answered by Moebious 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If expressed as a fractal - it cannot be sucessfully measured due to the infinite detail.
2006-12-05 10:03:14 · answer #6 · answered by creviazuk 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Infinitely long
2006-12-07 21:54:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The coast line is about 12.5 thousand miles!
2006-12-05 09:27:30 · answer #8 · answered by CLIVE C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your picture made me cry =P
2006-12-05 09:17:20 · answer #9 · answered by ~Grace~ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is infinitely long.
2006-12-05 09:15:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋