Quantum Modelling of Economic and Financial Systems: Selected Topics - Hardcover

Athalye, Vikram; Haven, Emmanuel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1108844669 ISBN 13: 9781108844666

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2026

Synopsis

This concise and self-contained book opens completely novel areas of research by directly implementing concepts from quantum physics into areas of social science. It constructs compelling arguments originating from fundamental concepts in physics and the philosophy of science, including key developments in economics and finance, then surveys the important work which has been performed to date through applying the formalism of quantum mechanics to decision making and finance. The book is accessible to graduate students and researchers in social science and physics, as well as avid interdisciplinary readers. This title is part of the Flip it Open Programme and may also be available Open Access. Check our website Cambridge Core for details.

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About the Authors

Vikram Athalye is an Associate Professor of Physics in Cummins College, Pune, India and a TEDx speaker. His research currently focuses on bridging physics and the social sciences. Previously he has investigated the foundations of physics by means of quantum information methods. Vikram has published in several leading journals of physics, including Physical Review Letters.

Emmanuel Haven holds The Dr. Alex Faseruk Chair in Financial Management at Memorial University in Canada. He has published in diverse areas ranging from the social sciences such as psychology, economics and operations research, to biology, physics and applied mathematics. He has published several books including Quantum Social Science, Cambridge University Press (2013). He is the co-founding editor of the new journal Quantum Economics and Finance, Sage.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108844669
• ISBN 13: 9781108844666
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 232