• DocumentCode
    1399961
  • Title

    A life is short, a half-life is forever

  • Author

    Geer, Daniel Ee, Jr. ; Conway, Daniel G.

  • Volume
    8
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    86
  • Lastpage
    87
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Security & Privacy, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1540-7993
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSP.2010.29
  • Filename
    5403160
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1399961