Fractals and Scaling in Finance - (Selecta) by Benoit B Mandelbrot (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Mandelbrot is a world-renowned scientist, known for his pioneering research in fractal geometry. In this book Mandelbrot brings together new material and his original research in applying ideas of discontinuity, scaling, and self-similarity to the analysis of econometric and financial models, and for evaluating risks in trading strategies.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Mandelbrot is world famous for his creation of the new mathematics of fractal geometry. Yet few people know that his original field of applied research was in econometrics and financial models, applying ideas of scaling and self-similarity to arrays of data generated by financial analyses. This book brings together his original papers as well as many original chapters specifically written for this book.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>From the reviews<br>"Mandelbrot writes with economy and felicity, and he interperses the more mathematical sections with frank historical anecdotes ... All in all, this is a strange but wonderful book." (PHYSICS TODAY)</p> <p>Statistical Papers, 2000: "... this is a most useful collection of Mandelbrot's work economics, it provides an excellent starting point for anybody interested in the origin of many current topics in empirical finance or the distribution of income."</p><br>
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