The Rise of Econophysics
The Rise of Econophysics
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Classical mechanics provided the conceptual and methodological foundations of neoclassical economics, which has its roots in economic individualism. Since the early twentieth century, statistical mechanics has underpinned a lesser-known approach to economics and finance, one that focuses on aggregates and the interactions between individuals. This has led to the emergence of a new field of research, known as econophysics, which brings to the fore concepts such as emergent properties, power laws, networks, entropy, and multifractality, thereby reshaping economic enquiry.
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- Published: April 2026
- Format: Adobe eBook Reader
- ISBN: 9781009439459
- Length: 0 pages
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Part I. A Long Road (1896–2000):
- 1. The fundamentals
- 2. Early attempts to use statistical mechanics in economics
- 3. A new discipline on the way
- Part II. 25 Years of Econophysics (1999–2023):
- 4. Econophysics in a scatterplot
- 5. 1999–2007 Macroscopic and microscopic perspectives
- 6. 2008–2012 Distribution centrality
- 7. 2013–2017 Harnessing uncertainty
- 8. 2018–2023 Measuring uncertainty
- Conclusions.
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- Latest accessibility assessment date: 2026-03-25
