In this paper we define a new class of weighted complex networks sharing several properties with fractal sets, and whose topology can be completely analytically characterized in terms of the involved parameters and of the fractal dimension. General networks with fractal or hierarchical...

In the last three years, we have witnessed an increasing number of complex network models based on a 'fractal' approach, in which parts of the network are repeatedly replaced by a given pattern. Our focus is on models that can be defined by repeatedly adding a pattern network to selected edges,...

It has been recently noticed that time series of returns in stock markets are of multifractal (multiscaling) character. In that context, multifractality has been always evidenced by its statistical signature (i.e., the scaling exponents associated to a related variable). However, a direct...

It has been repeatedly reported that time series of returns in stock markets are of multifractal (multiscaling) character. Recently, a direct geometrical framework, much more revealing about the underlying dynamics than usual statistical approaches, has been introduced. In this paper we use this...