A geometric property of the Sierpinski carpet

Ligia Loreta Cristea

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Abstract

The main aim of this paper is to find formulae for the computation of the geodesic metric on the Sierpinski carpet. This is accomplished by introducing carpet coordinates. Subsequently we show the equivalence of the Euclidean and the geodesic metric on this fractal.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)251-262
Number of pages12
JournalQuaestiones Mathematicae
Volume28
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005

Fields of science

  • 101 Mathematics
  • 101007 Financial mathematics
  • 101019 Stochastics
  • 101025 Number theory

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