Discrete scale invariance in stock markets before crashes

被引:123
作者
Feigenbaum, JA [1 ]
Freund, PGO [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CHICAGO,DEPT PHYS,CHICAGO,IL 60637
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MODERN PHYSICS B | 1996年 / 10卷 / 27期
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10.1142/S021797929600204X
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O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
We propose a picture of stock market crashes as critical points in a system with discrete scale invariance. The critical exponent is then complex, leading to log-periodic fluctuations in stock market indexes. We present ''experimental'' evidence in favor of this prediction. This picture is in the spirit of the known earthquake-stock market analogy and of recent work on log-periodic fluctuations associated with earthquakes.
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页码:3737 / 3745
页数:9
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