An introduction to econophysics :: correlations and complexity in finance /

This book concerns the use of concepts from statistical physics in the description of financial systems. The authors illustrate the scaling concepts used in probability theory, critical phenomena, and fully developed turbulent fluids. These concepts are then applied to financial time series. The aut...

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1. Verfasser: Mantegna, Rosario N. (Rosario Nunzio), 1960-
Weitere Verfasser: Stanley, H. Eugene (Harry Eugene), 1941-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
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Zusammenfassung:This book concerns the use of concepts from statistical physics in the description of financial systems. The authors illustrate the scaling concepts used in probability theory, critical phenomena, and fully developed turbulent fluids. These concepts are then applied to financial time series. The authors also present a stochastic model that displays several of the statistical properties observed in empirical data. Statistical physics concepts such as stochastic dynamics, short- and long-range correlations, self-similarity and scaling permit an understanding of the global behaviour of economic systems without first having to work out a detailed microscopic description of the system. Physicists will find the application of statistical physics concepts to economic systems interesting. Economists and workers in the financial world will find useful the presentation of empirical analysis methods and well-formulated theoretical tools that might help describe systems composed of a huge number of interacting subsystems.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (ix, 148 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-144) and index.
ISBN:0511039948
9780511039942
9780511755767
0511755767
0511329113
9780511329111
9786610429349
6610429340
9780521039871
0521039878

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