The Rank-Size Scaling Law and Entropy-Maximizing Principle

Yanguang Chen

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DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2011.07.010
Published: 2011-04-29T14:00:40Z
Container: Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2012, 391(3): 767-778
Publisher: arXiv
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.physa.2011.07.010,
  title = {The Rank-Size Scaling Law and Entropy-Maximizing Principle},
  author = {Yanguang Chen},
  year = {2011},
  journal = {Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2012, 391(3): 767-778},
  doi = {10.1016/j.physa.2011.07.010},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2011.07.010}
}

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Chen, Y. (2011). The Rank-Size Scaling Law and Entropy-Maximizing Principle. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2012, 391(3): 767-778. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2011.07.010

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