A review of power laws in real life phenomena
- Pinto, Carla M.A.
- Lopes, António M.
- Machado, J.A.Tenreiro
Publication date
January 2012
DOI Publisher
Elsevier BV ISSN
1007-5704 Journal
Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation Citation count (estimate)
57Abstract
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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