Reviews for Fractal geometries

The average rating for Fractal geometries based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-12-23 00:00:00 Ir Riki I'm neither a physicist, an astronomer nor a mathematician. But I do have a strong interest in cosmology. Discovery of Cosmic Fractals by Yurij Baryshev and Pekka Teerikorpi is a fascinating book. I read it all but am far from proclaiming I understood it all. The authors provide the reader with sort of disclaimer or warning, "It is only appropriate to admit that the universe - and thus the theories describing it - contains things which may easily overpower our capabilities of imagination." Theoretical astrophysics is a bit like philosophy or religion; there are a lot of theories, ideas and opinions, but it's damn hard to prove any of them. It seems that the more that is discovered about the origins and structure of the cosmos, the stranger things seem to be and commonsense is a poor guide in science. I took from the book several notions to ponder. The conditional cosmological principle states that the universe is isotropic and homogeneous. The cosmos is infinite and anything without limits must necessarily also be without a center. The center of the cosmos seems to be wherever you are. The non-uniformities observed in the universe are not random. Fractality means order within chaos, which is the same for all observers. What does all this mean? Damned if I know.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-07-20 00:00:00 Alison Hanover Didn't finish reading this one, but it is good. I will have to request it from ILL again at some point.