An \(H\) theorem for Boltzmann's equation for the yard-sale model of asset exchange. The Gini coefficient as an \(H\) functional

DOI10.1007/S10955-015-1316-8zbMath1332.35252arXiv1412.7227OpenAlexW1768425001WikidataQ59412587 ScholiaQ59412587MaRDI QIDQ261935

Bruce M. Boghosian, Merek Johnson, Jeremy A. Marcq

Publication date: 29 March 2016

Published in: Journal of Statistical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1412.7227

zbMATH Keywords

Boltzmann equationGini coefficientPareto distribution\(H\) theoremasset exchange modelyard-sale model

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Stochastic methods (Fokker-Planck, Langevin, etc.) applied to problems in time-dependent statistical mechanics (82C31) Boltzmann equations (35Q20) Fokker-Planck equations (35Q84)

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• Functional Bregman Divergence and Bayesian Estimation of Distributions

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