Quantitative Sociodynamics Stochastic Methods And Models Of Social Interaction Processes Book

	Preface
	List of Figures
	List of Tables
	Introduction and Summary	1
I	Stochastic Methods and Non-Linear Dynamics	17
1	Master Equation in State Space	21
2	BOLTZMANN-Like Equations	53
3	Master Equation in Configuration Space	69
4	The FOKKER-PLANCK Equation	83
5	LANGEVIN Equations and Non-Linear Dynamics	103
II	Quantitative Models of Social Processes	119
6	Problems and Terminology	123
7	Decision Theoretical Specification of the Transition Rates	137
8	Opinion Formation Models	159
9	Social Fields and Social Forces	203
10	Evolutionary Game Theory	227
11	Determination of the Model Parameters from Empirical Data	255
	List of Symbols	291
	References	307
	Index	323