Family name distributions: Master equation approach
Physics and Society
2008-07-15 v1 Biological Physics
Abstract
Although cumulative family name distributions in many countries exhibit power-law forms, there also exist counterexamples. The origin of different family name distributions across countries is discussed analytically in the framework of a population dynamics model. Combined with empirical observations made, it is suggested that those differences in distributions are closely related with the rate of appearance of new family names.
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@article{arxiv.0807.2078,
title = {Family name distributions: Master equation approach},
author = {Seung Ki Baek and Hoang Anh Tuan Kiet and Beom Jun Kim},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0807.2078},
year = {2008}
}
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7 pages, 8 figures