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The basic characteristics distinguishing the natural and social systems from each other are discussed. The main approaches, prospects, and possibilities of constructing mathematical description for social systems are considered and the development of necessary appropriate concepts is analyzed. The focus is on the key concepts of physics of systems with motivation as an example of social systems.
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Lubashevsky, I.A., Plavinskaya, N.Y. Physics of systems with motivation as an interdisciplinary field of science. Phys. Wave Phen. 17, 132–138 (2009). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1541308X09020046
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