Application of Fractal Theory in Farsi/Arabic Document Analysis

Abstract

In the past, fractal theory has been used mostly in computer-generated graphics, and image compression fields. But recent researches show that fractal theory has been successfully adopted in document analysis realm, such as: online and offline character recognition, font identification, and watermarking in document images. After a short review on fractal dimension, fractal coding and decoding, this chapter will present the results of fractal theory in Farsi/Arabic document analysis.