Editorial: Statistical Mechanics and Social Sciences

Abstract

This editorial opens the special issues that the Journal of Statistical Physics has dedicated to the growing field of statistical physics modeling of social dynamics. The issues include contributions from physicists and social scientists, with the goal of fostering a better communication between these two communities.

5 pages, 6 references. The contents of the special issue can be found at these links: http://link.springer.com/journal/10955/151/1/page/1 (Volume I) and http://link.springer.com/journal/10955/151/3/page/1 (Volume II). Minor modifications

References in corpus (1)

• Statistical physics of social dynamics

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