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Stock mechanics and the simple harmonic oscillator

This entry is part of 15 in the series Grails Finance

Grails Finance 1.5
The simple harmonic oscillator models an ideal physical system, without friction, for which a constant force/acceleration results in a constant displacement or the other way around. A typical example would be a mass on a spring. Anyway this [...]

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Stock dynamics and entropy

This entry is part of 15 in the series Grails Finance

Grails Finance 1.4
Entropy is the central entity in thermodynamics. The equivalent in finance would be information entropy. However, you don’t hear much about it. One could argue, that entropy is a measure of risk just like volatility. What are the [...]

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