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This document appears to be page 225 of a scientific text discussing fractal geometry, scaling laws, and biological scaling (allometry). It references the work of Mandelbrot and several Nobel Prize winners (Flory, Wilson, de Gennes). The page bears the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_013725', suggesting it was included in document production for the House Oversight Committee's investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, likely relating to his interest in or funding of scientific research.

People (6)

Name Role Context
Mandelbrot Mathematician/Author
Cited regarding 'fractal' concepts and scaling; noted that 'scaling' is not in his book titles.
Flory Nobel Prize Winner (1971)
Mentioned in the context of scaling theories.
Wilson Nobel Prize Winner (1975)
Mentioned in the context of scaling theories.
de Gennes Nobel Prize Winner (1979)
Mentioned in the context of scaling theories.
McMullen Field's Medal Winner (1994)
Mentioned in the context of scaling theories.
Schmidt-Nielsen Author/Researcher
Cited for 1984 work on metabolic rates in animals.

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Name Type Context
House Oversight Committee
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' indicating this document is part of a congressional investigation produc...

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1971
Nobel Prize awarded to Flory
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1975
Nobel Prize awarded to Wilson
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1979
Nobel Prize awarded to de Gennes
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1994
Field's Medal awarded to McMullen
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Mandelbrot Intellectual Influence de Gennes
Text speculates awards were supported by inspiration from Mandelbrot's intuitions.
Mandelbrot Intellectual Influence McMullen
Text speculates awards were supported by inspiration from Mandelbrot's intuitions.

Key Quotes (3)

"There is speculation that the last two awards were supported by the inspiration and interest given their research by Mandelbrot’s intuitions and books."
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"Scaling laws take the place of (unknown causal) physical laws by indicating the proportion by which observables of a system can be changed in relationship to each other such that some statement about them, “this varies with that,” still holds."
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"Larger animals (relative to their weight) have lower basal metabolic rates (Schmidt-Nielsen, 1984)."
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