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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 |
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| Mandelbrot | Mathematician/Author |
Cited regarding 'fractal' concepts and scaling; noted that 'scaling' is not in his book titles.
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| Flory | Nobel Prize Winner (1971) |
Mentioned in the context of scaling theories.
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| Wilson | Nobel Prize Winner (1975) |
Mentioned in the context of scaling theories.
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| de Gennes | Nobel Prize Winner (1979) |
Mentioned in the context of scaling theories.
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| McMullen | Field's Medal Winner (1994) |
Mentioned in the context of scaling theories.
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| Schmidt-Nielsen | Author/Researcher |
Cited for 1984 work on metabolic rates in animals.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' indicating this document is part of a congressional investigation produc...
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Text speculates awards were supported by inspiration from Mandelbrot's intuitions.
Text speculates awards were supported by inspiration from Mandelbrot's intuitions.
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"There is speculation that the last two awards were supported by the inspiration and interest given their research by Mandelbrot’s intuitions and books."Source
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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."Source
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"Larger animals (relative to their weight) have lower basal metabolic rates (Schmidt-Nielsen, 1984)."Source
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