Econophysics and physical economics /
An understanding of the behaviour of financial assets and the evolution of economies has never been as important as today. This book looks at these complex systems from the perspective of the physicist. So called 'econophysics' and its application to finance has made great strides in recen...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2013.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | An understanding of the behaviour of financial assets and the evolution of economies has never been as important as today. This book looks at these complex systems from the perspective of the physicist. So called 'econophysics' and its application to finance has made great strides in recent years. Less emphasis has been placed on the broader subject of macroeconomics and many economics students are still taught traditional neo-classical economics. The reader is given a general primer in statistical physics, probability theory, and use of correlation functions. Much of the mathematics that is ... |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 243 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-240) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781299807150 1299807151 9780191662195 0191662194 9780191780066 0191780065 |