On the scaling of probability density functions with apparent power-law exponents less than unity

Details On the scaling of probability density functions with apparent power-law exponents less than unity On the scaling of probability density functions with apparent power-law exponents less than unity

2008-01-30

arxiv.org/abs/0801.4632v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Statistical Mechanics

6 pages, 2 figures, EPJB style

Scientific paper

10.1140/epjb/e2008-00173-2

We derive general properties of the finite-size scaling of probability density functions and show that when the apparent exponent \tautilde of a probability density is less than 1, the associated finite-size scaling ansatz has a scaling exponent \tau equal to 1, provided that the fraction of events in the universal scaling part of the probability density function is non-vanishing in the thermodynamic limit. We find the general result that \tau>=1 and \tau>=\tautilde. Moreover, we show that if the scaling function G(x) approaches a non-zero constant for small arguments, \lim_{x-> 0} G(x) > 0, then \tau=\tautilde. However, if the scaling function vanishes for small arguments, \lim_{x-> 0} G(x) = 0, then \tau=1, again assuming a non-vanishing fraction of universal events. Finally, we apply the formalism developed to examples from the literature, including some where misunderstandings of the theory of scaling have led to erroneous conclusions.

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