On the emergence of a power law in the distribution of COVID-19 cases

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSD.2020.132649zbMath1486.92202arXiv2004.12772OpenAlexW3020325154WikidataQ98655550 ScholiaQ98655550MaRDI QIDQ2127420

Brendan K. Beare, Alexis Akira Toda

Publication date: 20 April 2022

Published in: Physica D (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2004.12772

zbMATH Keywords

coronavirusTauberian theorempower lawGibrat's lawCOVID-19mathematical modeling of epidemics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Epidemiology (92D30)

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Uses Software

• plfit

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