title: Two types of potential functions and their use in the modeling of information: two applications from the social sciences.
abstract: In this paper we consider how two types of potential functions, the real and quantum potential can be shown to be of use in a social science context. The real potential function is a key ingredient in the Hamiltonian framework used in both classical and quantum mechanics. The quantum potential however emerges in a different way in quantum mechanics. In this paper we consider both potentials and we attempt to give them a social science interpretation within the setting of two applications.
authors.affiliation: School of Management, Institute for Quantum Social and Cognitive Science and Institute of Finance, University of Leicester Leicester, UK.
authors.forename: Emmanuel E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Haven
keywords: potential functions; quantum mechanics