Fractal convolution: A new operation between functions

Abstract

Abstract In this paper, we define an internal binary operation between functions called fractal convolution that when applied to a pair of mappings generates a fractal function. This is done by means of a suitably defined iterated function system. We study in detail this operation in 𝓛 p spaces and in sets of continuous functions in a way that is different from the previous work of the authors. We develop some properties of the operation and its associated sets. The lateral convolutions with the null function provide linear operators whose characteristics are explored. The last part of the article deals with the construction of convolved fractals bases and frames in Banach and Hilbert spaces of functions.