title: Dynamics of fractal dimension during phase ordering of a geometrical multifractal
abstract: A simple multifractal coarsening model is suggested that can explain the observed dynamical behavior of the fractal dimension in a wide range of coarsening fractal systems. It is assumed that the minority phase (an ensemble of droplets) at t=0 represents a nonuniform recursive fractal set, and that this set is a geometrical multifractal characterized by an f(alpha) curve. It is assumed that the droplets shrink according to their size and preserve their ordering. It is shown that at early times the Hausdorff dimension does not change with time, whereas at late times its dynamics follow the f(alpha) curve. This is illustrated by a special case of a two-scale Cantor dust. The results are then generalized to a wider range of coarsening mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: The Racah Institute of Physics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel.
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Peleg
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Meerson