Title :
A life is short, a half-life is forever
Author :
Geer, Daniel Ee, Jr. ; Conway, Daniel G.
Abstract :
It is observed that when something undergoes a constant relative rate of change, there´s an exponential function behind the observation. This paper explains that for exponential declines, we tend to report the half-life; think radioactive decay.
Keywords :
exponential distribution; radioactive decay schemes; constant relative rate of change; exponential function; half-life; radioactive decay; Radioactive decay; immunization; patching; security index;
Journal_Title :
Security & Privacy, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSP.2010.29
