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    "abstract": "We consider the geometry of a class of fractal sets in $\\mathbb{R}^{2}$ that generalise the famous Koch curve and Koch snowflake. While the classical Koch curve is defined by an iterative process that divides a line segment into three parts and replaces the middle part by the legs of an isosceles triangle \u0027above\u0027 the line segment, in this more general setting, a choice can be made at each iteration as to whether to place this triangle \u0027above\u0027 or \u0027below\u0027 the line segment. The resulting fractals bear a striking visual resemblance to curves appearing in nature, such as coastlines and snowflakes. While these fractals can be generated by a random process that flips a coin each time to decide the orientation of the triangle, leading to \u0027almost sure\u0027 results for their geometrical properties, we define and study them deterministically to provide exact results. In particular, we show, using the theory of non-integer expansions, that the set of all possible values for the area enclosed by these generalised Koch curves is a closed interval. Moreover, we prove that the union of all these generalised snowflakes does not contain an open set, and has zero $2$-dimensional Lebesgue measure. Complementing these results, using arguments from calculus and fractal geometry, namely properties of geometric series and Frostman\u0027s Lemma, we show that each generalised Koch curve has infinite length and the same Hausdorff dimension as its classical counterpart. Further, we also give a classification for when a generalised Koch curve is a quasicircle.",
    "arxiv_id": "2601.07371",
    "authors": [
      "Sven van Golden",
      "Sabrina Kombrink",
      "Tony Samuel"
    ],
    "categories": [
      "math.DS",
      "math.GN"
    ],
    "license": "http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/",
    "title": "On the geometry of generalised Koch snowflakes",
    "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.07371",
    "version": "v1"
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