Interdisciplinary fields like econophysics and sociophysics can enrich their parent disciplines.
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Can an interdisciplinary field contribute to one of the parent disciplines from which it emerged?physics.soc-ph
problem Whether interdisciplinary fields can contribute to their parent disciplines.
method Literature review on history and philosophy of science.
result Interdisciplinary fields have a long history and are likely to continue contributing to their parent disciplines.
The global economy growth is modeled using econophysics and sociophysics.
problem Understanding the long-term evolution of global economic growth.
method Using econophysics and sociophysics, the study models the global economy growth using exponential and power-like functions.
result The global economy growth can be modeled using exponential and power-like functions, with the power-like dependence emerging in the last quarter of the century.
Modeling shows classical economic theories can explain market crashes.
problem Economic theories are criticized for not explaining market crashes.
method A sociophysics model of choice dynamics was used to show the invisible hand and rational agent theories can explain market crashes.
result Introducing mini markets by agents sharing private information can explain market crashes and bubbles.
Mnay models situated in the current research landscape of modelling and simulating social processes have roots in physics. This is visible in the name of specialties as Econophysics or Sociophysics. This chapter describes the history of knowledge transfer from physics, in particular physics of self-organization and evo…
Study shows religious fasting affects conception rates in Romania.
problem Understanding how religious fasting affects conception rates in Romania.
method Longitudinal analysis of birth records from 1905 to 2001, econometric models.
result Lent fasting has a more significant effect on conception rates in Eastern Orthodox population.