Renormalization group evaluation of exponents in family name distributions

Details Renormalization group evaluation of exponents in family name distributions Renormalization group evaluation of exponents in family name distributions

2009-02-13

arxiv.org/abs/0902.2248v2

Physica A (2009), Volume 388, Issue 17, Pages 3609-3614

Physics

Physics and Society

8 pages, no figures, many typos corrected

Scientific paper

10.1016/j.physa.2009.04.017

According to many phenomenological and theoretical studies the distribution of family name frequencies in a population can be asymptotically described by a power law. We show that the Galton-Watson process corresponding to the dynamics of a growing population can be represented in Hilbert space, and its time evolution may be analyzed by renormalization group techniques, thus explaining the origin of the power law and establishing the connection between its exponent and the ratio between the population growth and the name production rates.

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