Performance of a high-dimensional R/S method for Hurst exponent estimation

An extension of the R/S method to estimate the Hurst exponent of high-dimensional fractals is proposed. The method’s performance was adequate when tested with synthetic surfaces having different preset Hurst exponent values and different array sizes. The two-dimensional R/S analysis is used to analyze three images from nature and experimental data, revealing interesting scaling behavior with physical meaning.

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