Dirk Helbing

Quantitative Sociodynamics (eBook, PDF)

Stochastic Methods and Models of Social Interaction Processes

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This new edition of Quantitative Sociodynamics presents a general strategy for interdisciplinary model building and its application to a quantitative description of behavioral changes based on social interaction processes. Originally, the crucial methods for the modeling of complex systems (stochastic methods and nonlinear dynamics) were developed in physics and mathematics, but they have very often proven their explanatory power in chemistry, biology, economics and the social sciences as well. Quantitative Sociodynamics provides a unified and comprehensive overview of the different stochastic methods, their interrelations and properties. In addition, it introduces important concepts from nonlinear dynamics (e.g. synergetics, chaos theory). The applicability of these fascinating concepts to social phenomena is carefully discussed. By incorporating decision-theoretical approaches, a fundamental dynamic model is obtained, which opens new perspectives in the social sciences. It includes many established models as special cases, e.g. the logistic equation, the gravity model, some diffusion models, evolutionary game theory and social field theory. Moreover, it implies numerous new results and is relevant for various application areas, such as opinion formation, migration, the self-organization of behavioral conventions, and the behavior of customers and voters. Theoretical results are complemented and illustrated by numerous computer simulations.

Quantitative Sociodynamics is relevant both for social scientists and natural scientists who are interested in the application of stochastic and synergetics concepts to interdisciplinary topics.

---

Dieser Download kann aus rechtlichen Gründen nur mit Rechnungsadresse in A, B, BG, CY, CZ, D, DK, EW, E, FIN, F, GR, HR, H, IRL, I, LT, L, LR, M, NL, PL, P, R, S, SLO, SK ausgeliefert werden.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• Seitenzahl: 333
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783642115462
• Artikelnr.: 43802088

Autorenporträt

Dirk Helbing, ETH Zürich Chair of Sociology Dept., Theoretical physicist, Worldwide leading scientist in computational social sciences and econophysics/complexity research.

Inhaltsangabe

and Summary.- Dynamic Decision Behavior.- Stochastic Methods and Non-linear Dynamics.- Master Equation in State Space.- Boltzmann-Like Equations.- Master Equation in Configuration Space.- The Fokker-Planck Equation.- Langevin Equations and Non-linear Dynamics.- Quantitative Models of Social Processes.- Problems and Terminology.- Decision Theoretical Specification of the Transition Rates.- Opinion Formation Models.- Social Fields and Social Forces.- Evolutionary Game Theory Game theory!evolutionary bb .- Determination of the Model Parameters from Empirical Data Empirical experience bb .

Rezensionen

From the reviews:
"This ambitious volume aims to provide a comprehensive account of mathematical methods for the quantitative study of social processes, with a focus on stochastic methods. ... To summarise, as an introduction to such mathematics, it is admirably comprehensive and goes through the various derivations in a careful step-by-step manner. ... an excellent reference for those with some mathematical expertise in the area to refer to. For those who straddle the simulation and mathematical communities it could be very useful." (Bruce Edmonds and Mario Paolucci, Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, April, 2012)