The discussion revolves around the intersection of mathematics and economics, particularly in the context of an interview with mathematician Fresh_42. Participants explore the nature of economics as a social science and its mathematical underpinnings, as well as speculative connections between economics and quantum physics.
Participants express a range of views on the classification of economics as a social science and its relationship with mathematics. There is no consensus on whether economics should be categorized under quantum physics or how it should be defined within the broader context of social sciences.
Some statements reflect personal interpretations and speculative connections that may not be universally accepted or validated. The discussion includes references to specific mathematical models and theories without resolving their applicability to social sciences.
hmmmm... Perhaps "Economics" should be a sub-category of "Quantum Physics"?Greg Bernhardt said:
OmCheeto said:
I think it is in many aspects, but I also think that the social sciences are going to be endured by mathematics at some point, you can do, and it is actually done, some hard predictions in social sciences. You can actually model some social phenomena and behavior using physical models, I have seen some papers on this kind of topics, applying some statistical mechanics equation that describes some nucleation process to the formation of the centers of cities, or some kinetic gas equation to describe evacuation in emergency situations for some building and staff like that. It is pretty gross for what "social" means, but as science advances, I think we are going to see more and more of this. At this point people can see the activation of neurons one by one, all this techniques will have an impact in psychology and sociology, all the advances in neurosciences will have an impact in the future on how all those disciplines like social sciences and psychology are driven.cosmik debris said: