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physics.soc-ph2011
Power-law distribution functions derived from maximum entropy and a symmetry relationship
G. J. Peterson, K. A. Dill
Power-law distributions are common, particularly in social physics. Here, we explore whether power-laws might arise as a consequence of a general variational principle for stochast…
physics.soc-ph2010★ 110 cited
Nonuniversal power law scaling in the probability distribution of scientific citations
G. J. Peterson, S. Pressé, K. A. Dill
We develop a model for the distribution of scientific citations. The model involves a dual mechanism: in the direct mechanism, the author of a new paper finds an old paper A and ci…