Scaling, Fractals and Wavelets
Author | : Patrice Abry |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 382 |
Release | : 2013-03-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781118622902 |
ISBN-13 | : 1118622901 |
Rating | : 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Download or read book Scaling, Fractals and Wavelets written by Patrice Abry and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scaling is a mathematical transformation that enlarges or diminishes objects. The technique is used in a variety of areas, including finance and image processing. This book is organized around the notions of scaling phenomena and scale invariance. The various stochastic models commonly used to describe scaling — self-similarity, long-range dependence and multi-fractals — are introduced. These models are compared and related to one another. Next, fractional integration, a mathematical tool closely related to the notion of scale invariance, is discussed, and stochastic processes with prescribed scaling properties (self-similar processes, locally self-similar processes, fractionally filtered processes, iterated function systems) are defined. A number of applications where the scaling paradigm proved fruitful are detailed: image processing, financial and stock market fluctuations, geophysics, scale relativity, and fractal time-space.