Title of article
A theoretical approach to the unification of informetric models by wave-heat equations
Author/Authors
Fred Y. Ye ، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
ماهنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2011
Pages
4
From page
1208
To page
1211
Abstract
A simple distribution function f(x, t)=p(x+q)−βeαt obeys wave and heat equations, that constructs a theoretical approach to the unification of informetric models, with which we can unify all informetric laws. While its space-type distributions deduce naturally Lotka-type laws in size approaches and Zipf-type laws in rank approaches, its time-type distributions introduce the mechanism of Price-type and Brookes-type laws.
Journal title
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
Serial Year
2011
Journal title
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
Record number
994457
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