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Fractal distributions — from the real world to the information world

In: Complexity and Diversity

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  • Hideki Takayasu

    (Tohoku University, Graduate School of Information Sciences)

  • Misako Takayasu

    (Boston University, Center for Polymer Studies)

  • Takamitsu Sato

    (NTT, Multimedia Service Department)

Abstract

Self-organization mechanisms of producing fractal distributions in the real world are reviewed showing several examples. Then we extend our subjects of research to the information world which are realized recently by the network of high performance computers. We find that basic quantities in the information world tend to follow fractal distributions, such as file sizes, elapsed CPU times for various jobs and density fluctuations of packet traffics.

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  • Hideki Takayasu & Misako Takayasu & Takamitsu Sato, 1997. "Fractal distributions — from the real world to the information world," Springer Books, in: Eiichi Ryoku Nakamura & Kiyoshi Kudo & Osamu Yamakawa & Yoichi Tamagawa (ed.), Complexity and Diversity, pages 91-98, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-4-431-66862-6_16
    DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-66862-6_16
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