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A Toy Model of the Rat Race
D. ben-Avraham, Satya N. Majumdar, S. Redner
We introduce a toy model of the "rat race" in which individuals try to better themselves relative to the rest of the population. An individual is characterized by a real-valued fit…
physics.soc-ph2005
On the Google-Fame of Scientists and Other Populations
James P. Bagrow, Daniel ben-Avraham
We study the fame distribution of scientists and other social groups as measured by the number of Google hits garnered by individuals in the population. Past studies have found tha…