Croatica Chemica Acta, Vol. 75 No. 1, 2002.
Preliminary communication
Fractality of Abundance-weighted N,Z-Chart of Isotopes and Systematics of Atomic Weights of Chemical Elements
Vladimir Paar
; Faculty of Science, Physics Dept., University of Zagreb, Bijenička c. 32, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Nenad Pavin
; Faculty of Science, Physics Dept., University of Zagreb, Bijenička c. 32, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Antun Rubčić
; Faculty of Science, Physics Dept., University of Zagreb, Bijenička c. 32, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Jasna Rubčić
; Faculty of Science, Physics Dept., University of Zagreb, Bijenička c. 32, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
We show that stable isotopes display a fractal pattern in the N,Z-chart and abundance-weighted chart of isotopes with the fractal dimension df ≈ 1.2. On this basis a scale invariant power law for atomic and molecular weights can be introduced and applied to systematics of Chemical elements and compounds.
Keywords
fractality; A,Z-chart of isotopes; systematics of atomic weights; box counting method
Hrčak ID:
127490
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Publication date:
4.2.2002.
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