(PhysOrg.com) -- What do mountains, broccoli and the stock market have in common? The answer to that question may best be explained by fractals, the branch of geometry that explains irregular shapes ...

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Fractals have become a common sight, thanks to computer imagery In 1975, a new word came into use, when a maverick mathematician made an important discovery. So what are fractals? And why are they ...

The geometry that describes the shape of coastlines and the patterns of galaxies also elucidates how stock prices soar and plummet Editor's Note: This story was originally published in the February ...