Wolfgang Weidlich

Sociodynamics (eBook, ePUB)

A Systematic Approach to Mathematical Modelling in the Social Sciences

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"Highly recommended. . . . This is an important book in putting the burgeoning field of sociodynamics on a solid footing."Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation
This text deals with general modelling concepts in the social sciences, their applications, and their mathematical methods. The author's well-organized approach offers a clear, coherent introduction to terminology, approaches, and goals in modelling. Appropriate for advanced undergraduates and graduate students, it requires a solid background in algebra and calculus.
The three-part treatment begins by addressing general modelling concepts, the second part provides applications, and the third discusses mathematical method. Topics include population dynamics, group interaction, political transitions, evolutionary economics, and urbanization. Guiding students through a series of practical applications that illustrate the methods' potential scope, the text concludes with a detailed look at mathematical methods.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Guilford Publications
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780486151557
• Artikelnr.: 40023018

Autorenporträt

Wolfgang Weidlich is Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Stuttgart.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Structures and Modelling Concepts 1. The Structure of Reality Under
Interdisciplinary Perspective 2. Quantitative Modelling in Social Science
3. The General Modelling Concept of Sociodynamics Part II. Selected
Applications 4. Migration of Interacting Populations 5. Group Dynamics: The
Rise and Fall of Interacting Social Groups 6. Opinion Formation on the
Verge of Political Phase-Transitions 7. Quality Competition between
High-Tech Firms 8. Dynamics of Conventional and Fashion Demand 9. Urban
Evolution and Population Pressure Part III. Mathematical Methods 10. The
Master Equation 11. Evolution Equations for Meanvalues and Variances in
Configuration Space 12. Stochastic Trajectories and Dynamic Equations for
Quasi-Meanvalues References and Related Literature Author Index Subject
Index

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