Introduction to statistical physics outside physics
By Dietrich Stauffer. 2003
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We review the possibilities and difficulties for statistical physicists if they apply their methods to biology, economics, or sociology. WARNING: I report opinions, not simulations.
Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
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In Economics and Econometrics
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In Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
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Citations in the corpus
- Sociophysics: a personal testimony (2004, background): “Accordingly it is of particular interest to note that both papers [28, 29 ] while different in the approach and style based the presentation of Sociophysics along a very politically correct view.”
- Colloquium: Statistical mechanics of money, wealth, and income (2009, background): “Unlike econophysics, the term “sociophysics” did not catch on when first introduced, but it is coming back with the popularity of econophysics and active support from some physicists (Schweitzer, 2003; Stauffer, 2004; Weidlich, 2000).”
- Financial power laws: Empirical evidence, models, and mechanism (2016, background): “Stauffer [113] ), some economists have criticized this approach for producing models that are not economically insightful (Durlauf [39] ).”