A Biased Review of Sociophysics

@article{Stauffer2012ABR,
  title={A Biased Review of Sociophysics},
  author={Dietrich Stauffer},
  journal={Journal of Statistical Physics},
  year={2012},
  volume={151},
  pages={9-20}
}
  • D. Stauffer
  • Published 25 July 2012
  • Physics
  • Journal of Statistical Physics
Various aspects of recent sociophysics research are shortly reviewed: Schelling model as an example for lack of interdisciplinary cooperation, opinion dynamics, combat, and citation statistics as an example for strong interdisciplinarity. 
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