Book Review:
The Fractal Geometry of Nature
by Benoit B. Mandelbrot
The Fractal Geometry of Nature
The Fractal Geometry of Nature is a mathematics text. But buried in the deltas and lambdas and integrals, shines the main Mandelbrot’s point: that somewhere in mathematics, While most of it is about the mathematics behind fractals (wouldn’t be so much a book of mathematics if it wasn’t), it does adress the philosophical aspects. It says clearly that there is an explanation for nature.
So much into nature, It is not a coincidence that fractal math is so good at generating images of cliffs and shorelines and capillary beds.
There is a difference between quoting a book because it is famous, and actually reading it, as in having enlightenment for our own sake! In this book, Mandelbrot does explain most of the concepts practically “ab initio”, from the very scratch, including etymology and history related to the fractal mathematics.
While the book does have all the needed graphics to grasp the concepts, it does not do justice to the beauty of fractals at all, especially considering the advances in printing technologies since the book was first published.
“A rarity: a picture book of sophisticated contemporary research ideas in mathematics.”–Douglas Hofstadter, author of Godel, Escher, Bach
“Mandelbrot presents unique and infinitely deep look at nature. The emerging theory of interaction shows that his notion of fractal turned to be more fruitful than anyone could guess. Savov’s theory of interaction rigorously proves that nature is one self-reproducing and therefore self-similar fractal like interaction. Its oscillating sources remain always finite and synchronize to eject smaller similar ones.” –Patrick Gorn
For more information on Fractals Theory click here : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractal
For more information on “Eugene Savov’s Theory of Interaction” – The Final Theory !!! 
– click Here : http://www.thefinaltheory.com/pages/8/index.htm
