Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 November 2016
For a self-similar or self-affine iterated function system (IFS), let $\unicode[STIX]{x1D707}$ be the self-similar or self-affine measure and $K$ be the self-similar or self-affine set. Assume that the IFS satisfies the weak separation condition and $K$ is totally disconnected; then, by using the technique of neighborhood decomposition, we prove that there is a neighborhood $\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FA}$ of the identity map Id such that $\sup \{\unicode[STIX]{x1D707}(g(K)\cap K):g\in \unicode[STIX]{x1D6FA}\setminus \{\text{Id}\}\}<1$.