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Fractal Nature of Lightning
| Title: | The Fractal Nature of Lightning: An Investigation of the Fractal Relationship of the Structure of Lightning to Terrain. |
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| Name(s): |
Graham-Jones, Brian Clay, author Hunter, Christopher, professor directing thesis Elsner, James B., outside committee member Bellenot, Steve, committee member Department of Mathematics, degree granting department Florida State University, degree granting institution |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Text | |
| Issuance: | monographic | |
| Date Issued: | 2006 | |
| Publisher: | Florida State University | |
| Place of Publication: | Tallahassee, Florida | |
| Physical Form: |
computer online resource |
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| Extent: | 1 online resource | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | This study focuses on the relationship between the structure of lightning and how it may or may not be related to the topography below it. | |
| Identifier: | FSU_migr_etd-4055 (IID) | |
| Submitted Note: | A Thesis submitted to the Department of Mathematics in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science. | |
| Degree Awarded: | Summer Semester, 2006. | |
| Date of Defense: | April 24, 2006. | |
| Keywords: | Empire State Building, Megalopolis, Terrain, Applied Mathematics, Lightning Modeling, Fractals, Personal Lightning Safety, Lightning, Mathematical Modeling, Mandelbrot | |
| Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references. | |
| Advisory Committee: | Christopher Hunter, Professor Directing Thesis; James B. Elsner, Outside Committee Member; Steve Bellenot, Committee Member. | |
| Subject(s): | Mathematics | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-4055 | |
| Owner Institution: | FSU |
Graham-Jones, B. C. (2006). The Fractal Nature of Lightning: An Investigation of the Fractal Relationship of the Structure of Lightning to Terrain. Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-4055
