Roughness exponents: A paradox resolved

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Abstract

The spatial scaling behavior of a self-affine surface is parametrized with what is commonly referred to as a ``roughness'' exponent. The paradox of whether large or small values of this exponent correspond to ``rougher'' surfaces is resolved here.

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Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements Theoretical and Computational Physics

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics

Volume 48, Issue 2, pp. 1576-1578

DOI: 10.1103/physreve.48.1576

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