Econophysics and Sociophysics: Trends and Perspectives

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Econophysics and Sociophysics: Trends and Perspectives

Editor(s): Bikas K. Chakrabarti, Anirban Chakraborti, Arnab Chatterjee

Published Online: 11 DEC 2006

Print ISBN: 9783527406708

Online ISBN: 9783527610006

DOI: 10.1002/9783527610006

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Using tricks to handle coupled nonlinear dynamical many-body systems, several advancements have already been made in understanding the behavior of markets/economic/social systems and their dynamics. The book intends to provide the reader with updated reviews on such major developments in both econophysics and sociophysics, by leading experts in the respective fields. This is the first book providing a panoramic view of these developments in the last decade.

Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages I–XXVI)

    2. Chapter 1

      A Thermodynamic Formulation of Economics (pages 1–33)

      Juergen Mimkes

    3. Chapter 2

      Zero-intelligence Models of Limit-order Markets (pages 35–63)

      Robin Stinchcombe

    4. Chapter 3

      Understanding and Managing the Future Evolution of a Competitive Multi-agent Population (pages 65–98)

      David M. D. Smith and Neil F. Johnson

    5. Chapter 4

      Growth of Firms and Networks (pages 99–129)

      Yoshi Fujiwara, Hideaki Aoyama and Wataru Souma

    6. Chapter 5

      A Review of Empirical Studies and Models of Income Distributions in Society (pages 131–159)

      Peter Richmond, Stefan Hutzler, Ricardo Coelho and Przemek Repetowicz

    7. Chapter 6

      Models of Wealth Distributions – A Perspective (pages 161–190)

      Abhijit Kar Gupta

    8. Chapter 7

      The Contribution of Money-transfer Models to Economics (pages 191–217)

      Yougui Wang, Ning Xi and Ning Ding

    9. Chapter 8

      Fluctuations in Foreign Exchange markets (pages 219–247)

      Yukihiro Aiba and Naomichi Hatano

    10. Chapter 9

      Econophysics of Stock and Foreign Currency Exchange Markets (pages 249–278)

      Marcel Ausloos

    11. Chapter 10

      A Thermodynamic Formulation of Social Science (pages 279–309)

      Juergen Mimkes

    12. Chapter 11

      Computer Simulation of Language Competition by Physicists (pages 311–337)

      Christian Schulze and Dietrich Stauffer

    13. Chapter 12

      Social Opinion Dynamics (pages 339–366)

      Gérard Weisbuch

    14. Chapter 13

      Opinion Dynamics, Minority Spreading and Heterogeneous Beliefs (pages 367–391)

      Serge Galam

    15. Chapter 14

      Global Terrorism versus Social Permeability to Underground Activities (pages 393–416)

      Serge Galam

    16. Chapter 15

      How a “Hit” is Born: The Emergence of Popularity from the Dynamics of Collective Choice (pages 417–447)

      Sitabhra Sinha and Raj Kumar Pan

    17. Chapter 16

      Crowd Dynamics (pages 449–472)

      Anders Johansson and Dirk Helbing

    18. Chapter 17

      Complexities of Social Networks: A Physicist's Perspective (pages 473–506)

      Parongama Sen

    19. Chapter 18

      Emergence of Memory in Networks of Nonlinear Units: From Neurons to Plant Cells (pages 507–533)

      Jun-ichi Inoue

    20. Chapter 19

      Self-organization Principles in Supply Networks and Production Systems (pages 535–559)

      Dirk Helbing, Thomas Seidel, Stefan Lämmer and Karsten Peters

    21. Chapter 20

      Can we Recognize an Innovation?: Perspective from an Evolving Network Model (pages 561–591)

      Sanjay Jain and Sandeep Krishna

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      Color Plates (pages 593–605)

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      Subject Index (pages 607–611)

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      Author Index (pages 613–622)

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