测量、维数、几何测度关系和地理空间分析

Measurements, Dimension, Geometric Measure Relationsand Geospatial Analysis

  • 摘要: 分形维数概念是欧氏几何中的维数概念的一种发展或者推广,而维数概念本身则来自生活和生产中的测量.当人们想要量算一个事物的长度、面积或者体积等测度的时候,就不可避免地涉及维数.然而,经过数学家的抽象之后,维数似乎变得有些高深莫测.这篇文章力图从日常生活中的测度出发,逐步揭开维数表面的抽象面纱,将其还原为一个通俗的概念.维数可以由特征尺度与测度的幂律关系定义,此时测度确定,幂指数为欧氏维数;如果一个现象的特征长度不存在,则测度依赖于尺度,幂律关系不变,但幂指数给出分形维数.分形几何与欧氏几何在测量方面具有"对偶"关系.其一,测量目标不同.欧氏几何体的维数不测可知,需要的是相应的测度;分形几何体的测度在理论上不测可知,需要的是相应的维数.其二,表达形式不同.欧氏几何体应该采用正幂律描述,建立尺度与测度关系;而分形几何体最好采用负幂律描述,建立尺度与测量次数的关系.其三,测量重点不同.欧氏几何重在测量结果,其基础是尺度;分形几何重在测量过程,其基础是标度.

     

    Abstract: The concept of fractal dimension is a development or extension of the concept of dimension in Euclidean geometry, while the concept of dimension itself comes from measurement in life and production. Dimension is a very common concept. When people want to measure the length, area or volume of a thing, it inevitably involves dimension. However, after the abstraction of mathematicians, dimensionality seems to have become somewhat unpredictable. Taking daily life, history, legend and other issues as examples, this article gradually uncovers the abstract veil on the surface of dimensionality and reduces it to a popular concept. The idea of fractal dimension can be understood by Euclidean geometry contrast. Either fractal geometry or Euclidean geometry, a power exponential relationship can be established by measuring scale (such as length), measure (length, area, volume, etc.). Its power reflects the dimension of the measured object. However, fractal geometry and Euclidean geometry have a dual relationship in measurement. Firstly, the measurement targets are different. The dimension of Euclidean geometry is uncertain, and the corresponding measure is needed; the measure of fractal geometry is uncertain in theory, and the corresponding dimension is needed. Secondly, the forms of expression are different. Euclidean geometry should be described by a positive power law, which gives the relationship between scale and measurement, while fractal geometry should be described by a negative power law, which gives the relationship between scale and measurement times. Thirdly, the emphasis of measurement is different. Euclidean geometry is based on measurement results and fractal geometry is based on scaling and measurement process.

     

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