The fractal dimension of the rise of an empire

Authors
Gunduz, G
Citation
G. Gunduz, The fractal dimension of the rise of an empire, J MATH SOCI, 24(4), 2000, pp. 303-320
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Sociology & Antropology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICAL SOCIOLOGY
ISSN journal
0022250X → ACNP
Volume
24
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
303 - 320
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-250X(2000)24:4<303:TFDOTR>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
The concept of a fractal dimension that characterises the nonlinear growth of very intricate dynamics of biological, chemical, and physical systems wa s utilized to model an old empire as a social system. The fractal concept h as been applied to model the growth of the Ottoman Empire. It was shown tha t her growth has a fractal dimension equal to golden number.