Title of article :
A review of power laws in real life phenomena
Author/Authors :
Pinto، نويسنده , , Carla M.A. and Mendes Lopes، نويسنده , , A. and Machado، نويسنده , , J.A. Tenreiro Machado، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2012
Abstract :
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.
Keywords :
Power law behavior , Parento law , Zipf law , Heavy tail distributions , Applications
Journal title :
Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation
Journal title :
Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation
