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The formation of spatial patterns in economics is in substance similar to pattern formation in matter, living or dead, as dealt with in biology or physics. Spatial patterns in the two- and three-dimensional world, such as beehives or foams of soap bubbles, have fascinated mankind from antiquity to present times. There exist parallels in biology, physics, and economics in the field of pattern formation so as to make it a good prototype for the comparison of various philosophies on scientific modelling.
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Puu, T. (1993). Spatial Pattern Formation. In: Nonlinear Economic Dynamics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-97450-2_2
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