Moment Analysis and Zipf Law

Abstract

The moment analysis method and nuclear Zipf's law of fragment size distributions are reviewed to study nuclear disassembly. In this report, we present a compilation of both theoretical and experimental studies on moment analysis and Zipf law performed so far. The relationship of both methods to a possible critical behavior or phase transition of nuclear disassembly is discussed. In addition, scaled factorial moments and intermittency are reviewed.

Caption of Fig.6 was corrected. Review paper for WCI (World Consensus Initiative) Book "Dynamics and Thermodynamics with Nuclear Degrees of Freedom", published in Euorpean Physics Journal A as part of the Topical Volume. 16 pages, 21 figures

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