LIGHTNING AND THE HEART - FRACTAL BEHAVIOR IN CARDIAC-FUNCTION

被引:35
作者
BASSINGTHWAIGHTE, JB [1 ]
VANBEEK, JHGM [1 ]
机构
[1] FREE UNIV AMSTERDAM,PHYSIOL LAB,1007 MC AMSTERDAM,NETHERLANDS
关键词
LIGHTNING;
D O I
10.1109/5.4458
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The basic concepts of fractals are briefly reviewed and are then shown to apply cardiac functions. It is demonstrated that some of the same principles govern both lightning discharge and cardiac flow; fractal expression are provided for each. Fractal behavior in other biological phenomena, including transport (practical kinetics), population growth cycles, and turbulence, is touched on.
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页码:693 / 699
页数:7
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