A review of power laws in real life phenomena
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07/02/2014
07/02/2014
2012
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| Resumo |
Power law distributions, also known as heavy tail distributions, model distinct real life phenomena in the areas of biology, demography, computer science, economics, information theory, language, and astronomy, amongst others. In this paper, it is presented a review of the literature having in mind applications and possible explanations for the use of power laws in real phenomena. We also unravel some controversies around power laws. |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cnsns.2012.01.013 1007-5704 |
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eng |
| Publicador |
Elsevier |
| Relação |
Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation; Vol. 17, Issue 9 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1007570412000354 |
| Direitos |
openAccess |
| Palavras-Chave | #Power law behavior #Parento law #Zipf law #Heavy tail distributions #Applications |
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article |
