Physics and Some Social Phenomena

H. M. Moya-Cessa

Published Oct 27, 2020• 0 citations

Abstract

It is well-known that, in science, several concepts that apply to an specific area of knowledge, may be borrowed by other areas of knowledge. Namely, resilience, reservoirs, evolution, etc. are concepts that may be used in social sciences, physics, biology and other sciences with complete sense. In this contribution I want to give some insights about some topics of quantum physics that could be used in social sciences.

DOI: 10.20944/preprints202010.0546.v1

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