liberte@uiucdcs.UUCP (liberte ) (04/04/84)
#N:uiucdcs:31000003:000:1771 uiucdcs!liberte Apr 3 20:54:00 1984 About a month ago, I inquired about the existence of a Fractal newsletter. No one knew of one, but I did recieve some references to articles in other publications. Thank you for your contributions, and let me know if you run across any more. Aside from the classic book(s) by Mandelbrot here is my current list: Fractals and the Geometry of Nature, by Mandelbrot, Encyclopedia Britanica - Science annual something or other. Getting Snowflakes into Shape, Mandelbrot, New Scientist, June 22, 1978, p808-810. Mathematical Games, Martin Gardner, Scientific American Nov 76, p132-136 and Apr 78, p16-32. Geometrical Forms Known as Fractals Find Sense in Chaos, by Jeanne McDermott, Smithsonian, Jan 84 (Nov? Dec? 83). Fractals and Self Similarity, John E Hutchinson, Indiana University Mathematics Journal, Vol 30, 1981, p713-747 (quite mathematical) On the Structure of Self-similar Fractals (pre-print a few years ago) P. Matilla. Constructing an Atlas of Self Similar Sets, P.E.Oppenheimer, BA Thesis, Princton, 1979. On the Weierstrass-Mandelbrot Fractal Function, M.V. Berry and Z.V Lewis, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London (RSL) A(?) 370, 459-484 (1980) On the Generation and Use of Space-filling Curves, Ian H Witten and Brian Wyvill, Software Practice and Experience, Vol 13, 519-525 (1983). Science News 1/25(?)/84, 8/20/77, 11/20/82 Interview with Benoit B Mandelbrot, Omni, Feb 1984. The Fractal Cosmos, Omni, (Competition #24 winners issue) Physical Review Letters, 1980-84. Fractals in the Physical Sciences, North American Conference given by National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, Md, organized by Mandelbrot and Shlesinger. Daniel LaLiberte (uiucdcs!liberte) 214 Digital Computer Lab University of Illinois Urbana, IL 61801