The Story of Econophysics

Product Description This book will appeal to the lay-reader with an interest in the history of what is today termed Econophysics, looking at various works throughout the ages that have led to the emergence of this field. It begins with a discussion of the philosophers and scientists who have contributed to this discipline, before moving on to considering the contributions of different institutions, books, journals and conferences in nurturing the subject. About the Author Dr Kishore C. Dash is Principal of Baji Rout Memorial College, Bhuban, India. He received his MSc and PhD in Physics from Regional Engineering College, Rourkela, India. His research interests are small angle x-ray scattering, fractals and econophysics. He is the author of Systemic Risk Involved in Mutual Funds in Econophysics of Systemic Risk and Networking (2012), Evolution of Econophysics in Econophysics of Agent-based Models (2013), and Judging the Impact of Econophysics in Econophysics and Data-driven Modelling of Market Dynamics (2015).