* [[Fractal]]s often are spaces whose Hausdorff dimension strictly exceeds the [[topological dimension]].<ref name="mandelbrot" /> For example, the [[Cantor set]], a zero-dimensional topological space, is a union of two copies of itself, each copy shrunk by a factor 1/3; hence, it can be shown that its Hausdorff dimension is ln(2)/ln(3) ≈ 0.63.<ref>{{cite book | last=Falconer | first = Kenneth |title=Fractal Geometry: Mathematical Foundations and Applications | publisher=[[John Wiley and Sons]] | edition=2nd | year=2003}}</ref> The [[Sierpinski triangle]] is a union of three copies of itself, each copy shrunk by a factor of 1/2; this yields a Hausdorff dimension of ln(3)/ln(2) ≈ 1.58.<ref name=CampbellAnnenberg15/> These Hausdorff dimensions are related to the "critical exponent" of the [[Master theorem (analysis of algorithms)|Master theorem]] for solving [[Recurrence relation|recurrence relations]] in the [[analysis of algorithms]]. | * [[Fractal]]s often are spaces whose Hausdorff dimension strictly exceeds the [[topological dimension]].<ref name="mandelbrot" /> For example, the [[Cantor set]], a zero-dimensional topological space, is a union of two copies of itself, each copy shrunk by a factor 1/3; hence, it can be shown that its Hausdorff dimension is ln(2)/ln(3) ≈ 0.63.<ref>{{cite book | last=Falconer | first = Kenneth |title=Fractal Geometry: Mathematical Foundations and Applications | publisher=[[John Wiley and Sons]] | edition=2nd | year=2003}}</ref> The [[Sierpinski triangle]] is a union of three copies of itself, each copy shrunk by a factor of 1/2; this yields a Hausdorff dimension of ln(3)/ln(2) ≈ 1.58.<ref name=CampbellAnnenberg15/> These Hausdorff dimensions are related to the "critical exponent" of the [[Master theorem (analysis of algorithms)|Master theorem]] for solving [[Recurrence relation|recurrence relations]] in the [[analysis of algorithms]]. |