Is the geometry of nature fractal?

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Avnir, D [1 ]
Biham, O
Lidar, D
Malcai, O
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[1] Hebrew Univ Jerusalem, Inst Chem, IL-91904 Jerusalem, Israel
[2] Hebrew Univ Jerusalem, Lise Meitner Minerva Ctr Computat Quantum Chem, IL-91904 Jerusalem, Israel
[3] Hebrew Univ Jerusalem, Racah Inst Phys, IL-91904 Jerusalem, Israel
[4] Univ Calif Berkeley, Dept Chem, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
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10.1126/science.279.5347.39
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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