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Master equation for a kinetic model of trading market and its analytic solution

Other Condensed Matter 2009-11-11 v2 Statistical Mechanics Physics and Society Trading and Market Microstructure

Abstract

We analyze an ideal gas like model of a trading market with quenched random saving factors for its agents and show that the steady state income (mm) distribution P(m)P(m) in the model has a power law tail with Pareto index ν\nu exactly equal to unity, confirming the earlier numerical studies on this model. The analysis starts with the development of a master equation for the time development of P(m)P(m). Precise solutions are then obtained in some special cases.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0501413,
  title  = {Master equation for a kinetic model of trading market and its analytic solution},
  author = {Arnab Chatterjee and Bikas K. Chakrabarti and Robin B. Stinchcombe},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0501413},
  year   = {2009}
}

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6 pages, 2 eps figures, RevTeX4, corrected final version