Econophysics. An Introduction - Sitabhra Sinha;Arnab Chatterjee;Anirban Chakraborti;Bikas K. Chakrabarti

Filling the gap for an up-to-date textbook in this relatively new interdisciplinary research field, this volume provides readers with a thorough and comprehensive introduction. Based on extensive teaching experience, it includes numerous worked examples and highlights in special biographical boxes some of the most outstanding personalities and their contributions to both physics and economics. The whole is rounded off by several appendices containing important background material.