Description
Book SynopsisThis book shows, for the very first time, how love stories — a vital issue in our lives — can be tentatively described with classical mathematics. Focus is on the derivation and analysis of reliable models that allow one to formally describe the expected evolution of love affairs from the initial state of indifference to the final romantic regime. The models are in full agreement with the basic philosophical principles of love psychology. Eight chapters are theoretically oriented and discuss the romantic relationships between important classes of individuals identified by particular psychological traits. The remaining chapters are devoted to case studies described in classical poems or in worldwide famous films.
Table of ContentsCan We Model Love Stories?; Linear Models and Their Properties; Couples of Secure and Unbiased Individuals; Temporary Bluffing: The Case of Roxane and Cyrano; The Discovery of Hidden Components of the Appeal; Catastrophes in Love Stories: The Case of Beauty and the Beast and of Elizabeth and Darcy; Couples of Insecure and Unbiased Individuals: The Case of Scarlett and Rhett; Romantic Cycles: The Case of Kathe and Jules; The Case of Kathe and Jim; Environmental Stress and Romantic Chaos; Extra Emotional Compartments: The Case of Laura and Francesco; Triangular Love Stories and Unpredictability: The Case of Kathe, Jules, and Jim;
