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Moment Analysis and Zipf Law

Nuclear Experiment 2007-05-23 v2 Nuclear Theory

Abstract

The moment analysis method and nuclear Zipf's law of fragment size distributions are reviewed to study nuclear disassembly. In this report, we present a compilation of both theoretical and experimental studies on moment analysis and Zipf law performed so far. The relationship of both methods to a possible critical behavior or phase transition of nuclear disassembly is discussed. In addition, scaled factorial moments and intermittency are reviewed.

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@article{arxiv.nucl-ex/0610028,
  title  = {Moment Analysis and Zipf Law},
  author = {Y. G. Ma},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-ex/0610028},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

Caption of Fig.6 was corrected. Review paper for WCI (World Consensus Initiative) Book "Dynamics and Thermodynamics with Nuclear Degrees of Freedom", published in Euorpean Physics Journal A as part of the Topical Volume. 16 pages, 21 figures

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