Size distribution of cities: a kinetic explanation

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSA.2019.04.260MaRDI QIDQ2159097zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Stefano Gualandi, G. Toscani

Publication date 26 July 2022

Published in Physica A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1807.00496

zbMATH Keywords

Fokker-Planck equationslarge-time behaviorkinetic modelslognormal distributionZipf's law

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Statistical mechanics, structure of matter (82-XX)

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