统计物理学对经济科学的应用 I.ppt

统计物理学对经济科学的应用 (I) 陈志 4/11/2010 Why do we need statistical physics? Article on the 23 August 1997 issue of The Economist: “The Puzzling Failure of Economics” the fundamental principles governing the complex system called economics are not completely uncovered. Wall Street has been the biggest single recruiter of physics PhDs. Many physicists work as quants (quantitative analysts) --- very common in large investment banks and other financial firms. Physicists welcome the research related finance topics Roughly 10 physics PhDs each year have addressed finance topics with their doctoral resear