2005/03/16 by Jeremy Dunning-Davies, J. Dunning-Davies, Dunning-Davies, J.
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Financial Risk and Volatility Modeling #General Physics (physics.gen-ph) #physics.gen-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.physics/0503134
3 pages
arxiv created 2005/03/16 · openalex publication_date 2005/03/16 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The question of whether extreme value statistics should be introduced into courses for physics students has been broached recently. Here it is argued that the topic should be taught but the many and varied physical applications should be stressed; emphasis should not be confined purely to abstract theory.