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View SchemaSociophysics: a personal testimony
| Authors | Serge Galam |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0403122 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0403122 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.physa.2004.01.009 |
| Journal | Physica A 336 (2004) 49-55 |
Abstract
The origins of Sociophysics are discussed from a personal testimony. I trace back its history to the late seventies. My twenty years of activities and research to establish and promote the field are reviewed. In particular the conflicting nature of Sociophysics with the physics community is revealed from my own experience. Recent presentations of a supposed natural growth from Social Sciences are criticized.
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