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Physics of Wall Street

The Physics of Wall Street

By James Owen Weatherall

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A young scholar tells the story of the physicists and mathematicians who created the models that have become the basis of modern finance and argues that these models are the solution to--not the source of--our current economic woes.

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Publisher: Harper Business
Publish Date: 07/28/2023
Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780544112438
ISBN-10: 0544112431
Language: English

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A young scholar tells the story of the physicists and mathematicians who created the models that have become the basis of modern finance and argues that these models are the solution to--not the source of--our current economic woes.

About the Author

Cailin O'Connor is associate professor of logic and philosophy of science at the University of California, Irvine. James Owen Weatherall is professor of logic and philosophy of science at the University of California, Irvine, and author of the New York Times best-seller The Physics of Wall Street.

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