p-Adic Fractal Strings of Arbitrary Rational Dimensions and Cantor Strings

The local theory of complex dimensions for real and p-adic fractal strings describes oscillations that are intrinsic to the geometry, dynamics and spectrum of archimedean and nonarchimedean fractal strings. We aim to develop a global theory of complex dimensions for adelic fractal strings in order to reveal the oscillatory nature of adelic fractal strings and to understand the Riemann hypothesis in terms of the vibrations and resonances of fractal strings. We present a simple and natural construction of self-similar p-adic fractal strings of any rational fractal (i.e., Minkowski) dimension in the closed unit interval [0, 1]. Moreover, as a first step towards a global theory of complex dimensions for adelic fractal strings, we construct an adelic Cantor string in the set of finite adeles A(0) as an infinite Cartesian product of every p-adic Cantor string, as well as an adelic Cantor-Smith string in the ring of adeles A as a Cartesian product of the general Cantor string and the adelic Cantor string.