"The plasma exhibited striations, double layers, and an assortment of oscillations and instabilities...
In short, it was a field which was not well suited for mathematically elegant theories."
- Hannes Alfven, in his book Cosmic Plasma

Similar to a plasma, the stock markets behave in the manner of a complex, non-linear, open system.

This board should be used to expound on some of the ideas found in 'econophysics'.

I don't mean the status-quo, mainstream, academic apologist swill that is used as an excuse for science these days.  Skeptics and Apologists will be shown the door.

Here we are not afraid to admit that the Markets are inefficient, non-linear, complex systems.
Here we also admit the universe is vast yet partly understandable, and fundamental principles of
universal process can be discovered and described through interdisciplinary research.

Feel free to talk about 2012 and the coming shift in our near-space electromagnetic environment, plasma cosmology,
and also process metaphysics if you get really bored.

Bifurcation Diagrams: images.google.com/images