Transition from random to ordered fractals in fragmentation of particles in an open system
Abstract
We consider the fragmentation process with mass loss and discuss self-similar properties of the arising structure both in time and space, focusing on dimensional analysis. This exhibits a spectrum of mass exponents , whose exact numerical values are given for which or has the dimension of particle size distribution function , where is the kinetic exponent. We obtained conditions for which the scaling and fragmentation process altogether break down and give explicit scaling solution for special case. Finally, we identify a new class of fractals ranging from random to non-random and show that the fractal dimension increases with increasing order and a transition to strictly self-similar pattern occurs when randomness completely ceases.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0106443,
title = {Transition from random to ordered fractals in fragmentation of particles in an open system},
author = {M. K. Hassan and J. Kurths},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0106443},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
5 pages, latex, No figure