FRACTALS AND FRACTAL DIMENSIONS OF CITY-SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS

Chen Yanguang, Liu Jisheng

HUMAN GEOGRAPHY ›› 1999, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (2) : 43-48.

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HUMAN GEOGRAPHY ›› 1999, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (2) : 43-48. DOI: 10.13959/j.issn.1003-2398.1999.02.011

FRACTALS AND FRACTAL DIMENSIONS OF CITY-SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS

  • Chen Yanguang1, Liu Jisheng2
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Fractals of city-size distribution were studied, and the related mathematical models were compared with one another, revised, and synthesized into the general fractal model on rank-size rule:P(k)=A(K-a)-q.The fractal dimensions of size distributions of cities were compared with the β-exponent of 1/fU noise in nature and the 1/r-distribution of city-sizes (Zipf dimension q=1) was presented as the optimumized distribution.It was demonstrated that fractals are essentially orders of hierarchical sturcture of urban systems and D=1/q=1 is the optimum dimension of city-size distributions.

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Urban system / City-size distribution / Fractal / Fractal dimension

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Chen Yanguang, Liu Jisheng. FRACTALS AND FRACTAL DIMENSIONS OF CITY-SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS[J]. HUMAN GEOGRAPHY. 1999, 14(2): 43-48 https://doi.org/10.13959/j.issn.1003-2398.1999.02.011
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