Fractal Systems of Central Places Based on Intermittency of Space-filling

Details Fractal Systems of Central Places Based on Intermittency of Space-filling Fractal Systems of Central Places Based on Intermittency of Space-filling

2011-05-03

arxiv.org/abs/1105.0589v1

Physics

Physics and Society

30 pages, 8 figures, 5 tables

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The central place models are fundamentally important in theoretical geography and city planning theory. The texture and structure of central place networks have been demonstrated to be self-similar in both theoretical and empirical studies. However, the underlying rationale of central place fractals in the real world has not yet been revealed so far. This paper is devoted to illustrating the mechanisms by which the fractal patterns can be generated from central place systems. The structural dimension of the traditional central place models is d=2 indicating no intermittency in the spatial distribution of human settlements. This dimension value is inconsistent with empirical observations. Substituting the complete space filling with the incomplete space filling, we can obtain central place models with fractional dimension D

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