Continuum models in wealth distribution
Giuseppe Toscani
Università di Pavia, Italy
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Abstract
We present and discuss the main analogies between continuum mechanics and the laws of an evolving economy. A sound basis for these connections is kinetic theory, which provides both mathematical and physical arguments to build up efficient mathematical models.
Cite this article
Giuseppe Toscani, Continuum models in wealth distribution. Atti Accad. Naz. Lincei Cl. Sci. Fis. Mat. Natur. 28 (2017), no. 3, pp. 451–461
DOI 10.4171/RLM/770