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Overview"This book discusses the study and analysis of the physical aspects of social systems and models, inspired by the analogy with familiar models of physical systems and possible applications of statistical physics tools. Unlike the traditional analysis of the physics of macroscopic many-body or condensed matter systems, which is now an established and mature subject, the upsurge in the physical analysis and modelling of social systems, which are clearly many-body dynamical systems, is a recent phenomenon. Though the major developments in sociophysics have taken place only recently, the earliest attempts of proposing ""Social Physics"" as a discipline are more than one and a half centuries old. Various developments in the mainstream physics of condensed matter systems have inspired and induced the recent growth of sociophysical analysis and models. In spite of the tremendous efforts of many scientists in recent years, the subject is still in its infancy and major challenges are yet to be taken up. An introduction to these challenges is the main motivation for this book." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Parongama Sen (Associate Professor of Physics, Associate Professor of Physics, Department of Physics, University of Calcutta, India) , Bikas K. Chakrabarti (Professor of Physics, Professor of Physics, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 17.70cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 24.70cm Weight: 0.682kg ISBN: 9780199662456ISBN 10: 0199662452 Pages: 298 Publication Date: 10 October 2013 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: Basic features of social systems and modelling 3: Opinion formation in a society 4: Social choices and popularity 5: Crowd avoiding dynamical phenomena 6: Social phenomena on complex networks 7: Of flocks, flows and transports 8: Endnote Appendix A: Phase transitions and critical phenomena Appendix B: Magnetic systems: static and dynamical behaviour Appendix C: Percolation and fractals Appendix D: Random walks Appendix E: Monte Carlo simulations Appendix F: Some data analysis methods and useful tablesReviewsThis well-conceived and comprehensive volume offers a stimulating introduction to the physics of society, mainly from a statistical physicist's point of view. I recommend this book to novices and experienced readers alike - it covers an exciting range of research problems. -- Nicole J. Saam, Institute of Sociology, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg This book is written for those who have always wondered Why couldn't we model society in a computer? Sociophysics offers a new perspective on collective phenomena such as opinion formation, popularity, election outcomes, or economic and crowd dynamics. Sociophysics is on the rise. This book provides a nice introduction of some related models. -- Dirk Helbing, ETH Zurich This book is written for those who have always wondered Why couldn't we model society in a computer? Sociophysics offers a new perspective on collective phenomena such as opinion formation, popularity, election outcomes, or economic and crowd dynamics. Sociophysics is on the rise. This book provides a nice introduction of some related models. * Dirk Helbing, ETH Zurich * This well-conceived and comprehensive volume offers a stimulating introduction to the physics of society, mainly from a statistical physicist's point of view. I recommend this book to novices and experienced readers alike - it covers an exciting range of research problems. * Nicole J. Saam, Institute of Sociology, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg * Author InformationParongama Sen is Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Calcutta. Her research interests include phase transitions and critical phenomena, complex networks, physics of quantum and classical random walks, and applications of physics to social sciences. Bikas K. Chakrabarti is Professor of Physics at the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, and Visiting Professor of Economics at the Indian Statistical Institute. He has research interests in statistical physics, condensed matter physics, physics of quantum glasses, annealing and computation, and applications of physics to social sciences. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |