The physical modelling of society: A historical perspective

DOI10.1016/S0378-4371(02)01042-7MaRDI QIDQ1850316zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors P. Ball

Publication date 3 December 2002

Published in Physica A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/s0378-4371(02)01042-7

zbMATH Keywords

statistical mechanicskinetic gas theorycollective human activities

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Models of societies, social and urban evolution (91D10)

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