Volume integration of fractal distribution networks.
An approach based on integral calculus methods is developed in order to determine the volume of a distribution network with fractal characteristics. This approach introduces alternative useful techniques and concepts to the study of the self-similarity of fractal distribution networks. The application to the allometry of organs reveals other possible scaling for the bronchial tree and the kidney arterial tree of mammals.
Gutierrez
Walton R
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Touro College, 27 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10010, USA. waltong@touro.edu