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Nature volume 469, pages 302303 (20 January 2011) | Download Citation

A growing body of literature deals with the application of theories developed in other disciplines to financial institutions, to which a paper in this issue now adds. As outlined here, however, views differ as to its relevance. See Perspective p.351

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  1. Neil Johnson is in the Department of Physics, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida 33146, USA.  njohnson@physics.miami.edu

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  2. Thomas Lux, currently a visiting professor at the International Christian University, Tokyo, is in the Department of Economics, University of Kiel, and the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, 24105 Kiel, Germany.  lux@bwl.uni-kiel.de

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