Benoit Mandelbrot 1924 -2010: A Greek among Romans

Fernando Estrada

MPRA Paper from University Library of Munich, Germany

Abstract: In this brief note describes the trajectory of the fractal models / multifractal F / M by Benoit Mandelbrot. The promise was discovered by the geometry of Mandelbrot covers a broad area of research fields, from meteorology and mathematical physics to the individual and collective behavior in society, besides his contributions to the analysis of the financial crisis in his wonderful essay on The (mis) Behavior of Markets. A fractal view of Risk, Ruin and Reward (2004).

Keywords: Benoit Mandelbrot; Fractals; Financial (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A1 A10 B0 B00 B3 B32 C7 C70 C72 D7 D70 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-10
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