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A review of power laws in real life phenomena
| dc.contributor.author | Pinto, Carla M.A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lopes, António M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Machado, J.A.Tenreiro | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-02-07T15:30:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-02-07T15:30:10Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
| dc.description.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. | por |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.cnsns.2012.01.013 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1007-5704 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/3814 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | por |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | por |
| dc.publisher | Elsevier | por |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation; Vol. 17, Issue 9 | |
| dc.relation.publisherversion | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1007570412000354 | por |
| dc.subject | Power law behavior | por |
| dc.subject | Parento law | por |
| dc.subject | Zipf law | por |
| dc.subject | Heavy tail distributions | por |
| dc.subject | Applications | por |
| dc.title | A review of power laws in real life phenomena | por |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 3578 | por |
| oaire.citation.issue | Issue 9 | por |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 3558 | por |
| oaire.citation.title | Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation | por |
| oaire.citation.volume | Vol. 17 | por |
| person.familyName | Pinto | |
| person.familyName | Tenreiro Machado | |
| person.givenName | Carla | |
| person.givenName | J. A. | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | 7A18-4935-5B29 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-0729-1133 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0003-4274-4879 | |
| person.identifier.rid | J-5221-2013 | |
| person.identifier.rid | M-2173-2013 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 14326048800 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 55989030100 | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | por |
| rcaap.type | article | por |
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