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And I say to myself: “What a fractional world!”

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This paper discusses several complex systems in the perspective of fractional dynamics. For prototype systems are considered the cases of deoxyribonucleic acid decoding, financial evolution, earthquakes events, global warming trend, and musical rhythms. The application of the Fourier transform and of the power law trendlines leads to an assertive representation of the dynamics and to a simple comparison of their characteristics. Moreover, the gallery of different systems, both natural and man made, demonstrates the richness of phenomena that can be described and studied with the tools of fractional calculus.

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Tenreiro Machado, J.A. And I say to myself: “What a fractional world!”. fcaa 14, 635–654 (2011). https://doi.org/10.2478/s13540-011-0037-1

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