Nonlinear Difference Equations

Theory with Applications to Social Science Models

H. Sedaghat (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

388 Seiten

2010 | Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2003
Springer (Verlag)
978-90-481-6215-4 (ISBN)

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It is generally acknowledged that deterministic formulations of dy namical phenomena in the social sciences need to be treated differently from similar formulations in the natural sciences. Social science phe nomena typically defy precise measurements or data collection that are comparable in accuracy and detail to those in the natural sciences. Con sequently, a deterministic model is rarely expected to yield a precise description of the actual phenomenon being modelled. Nevertheless, as may be inferred from a study of the models discussed in this book, the qualitative analysis of deterministic models has an important role to play in understanding the fundamental mechanisms behind social sci ence phenomena. The reach of such analysis extends far beyond tech nical clarifications of classical theories that were generally expressed in imprecise literary prose. The inherent lack of precise knowledge in the social sciences is a fun damental trait that must be distinguished from "uncertainty. " For in stance, in mathematically modelling the stock market, uncertainty is a prime and indispensable component of a model. Indeed, in the stock market, the rules are specifically designed to make prediction impossible or at least very difficult. On the other hand, understanding concepts such as the "business cycle" involves economic and social mechanisms that are very different from the rules of the stock market. Here, far from seeking unpredictability, the intention of the modeller is a scientific one, i. e.

I Theory.- 1. Preliminaries.- 2. Dynamics on the Real Line.- 3. Vector Difference Equations.- 4. Higher Order Scalar Difference Equations.- II Applications to Social Science Models.- 5. Chaos and Stability in Some Models.- 6. Additional Models.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	7.12.2010
Reihe/Serie	Mathematical Modelling: Theory and Applications ; 15
Zusatzinfo	XV, 388 p.
Verlagsort	Dordrecht
Sprache	englisch
Maße	160 x 240 mm
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Analysis
	Sozialwissenschaften
	Wirtschaft ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Mikroökonomie
ISBN-10	90-481-6215-7 / 9048162157
ISBN-13	978-90-481-6215-4 / 9789048162154
Zustand	Neuware