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DOVER PUBLICATIONS Sociodynamics A Systematic Approach To Mathematical Modelling In The Social Sciences 2006 Edition by Wolfgang Weidlich
Appropriate for advanced undergraduates and graduate students, this text introduces terminology, approaches, and goals in modelling. Topics include population dynamics, group interaction, political transitions, evolutionary economics, and urbanization. 2002 edition. Part I. Structures and Modelling Concepts1. The Structure of Reality Under Interdisciplinary Perspective2. Quantitative Modelling in Social Science3. The General Modelling Concept of SociodynamicsPart II. Selected Applications4. Migration of Interacting Populations5. Group Dynamics: The Rise and Fall of Interacting Social Groups6. Opinion Formation on the Verge of Political Phase-Transitions7. Quality Competition between High-Tech Firms8. Dynamics of Conventional and Fashion Demand9. Urban Evolution and Population PressurePart III. Mathematical Methods10. The Master Equation11. Evolution Equations for Meanvalues and Variances in Configuration Space12. Stochastic Trajectories and Dynamic Equations for Quasi-MeanvaluesReferences and Related LiteratureAuthor IndexSubject Index