Econophysics from an Economist’s Perspective
18 november 2025
What happens when Adam Smith meets Isaac Newton? Chaos, but with better equations. When the invisible hand meets the laws of motion, economics starts looking a lot like physics. In this crossover, an agent becomes a particle, energy becomes money, temperature becomes uncertainty, and trade becomes energy exchange. The result? Income distributions that behave like thermodynamic equilibria — and a new field people call econophysics.
Tanvi Madhaw
