3 papers
q-bio.PE2026
Redefining Fitness: Inference, Information and Phase Transitions in Evolutionary Dynamics
LuÃs MA Bettencourt, Brandon J Grandison, Jordan T Kemp
Evolution is the adaptation of populations to their environment expressed through the concept of fitness. Darwin did not define fitness but described evolution as the higher preval…
physics.soc-ph2025
Spatial Selection and the Multiscale Dynamics of Urban Change
Jordan T Kemp, Laura Fürsich, LuÃs M A Bettencourt
Growth is a multi-layered phenomenon in human societies, composed of socioeconomic and demographic change at many different scales. Yet, standard macroeconomic indicators average o…
physics.soc-ph2025
Decoding the city: multiscale spatial information of urban income
LuÃs M. A. Bettencourt, Ivanna Rodriguez, Jordan T. Kemp +1
Cities are characterized by the coexistence of general aggregate patterns, along with many local variations. This poses challenges for analyses of urban phenomena, which tend to be…