Family name distributions: Master equation approach
by
Beom Jun Kim(KTH Computational Biology)
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Europe/Stockholm
RB 35
RB 35
Description
Although cumulative family name distributions in many countries exhibit power-law forms, there also exist counterexamples. The origin of different family name distributions across countries is discussed analytically in the framework of a population dynamics model. Combined with empirical observations made, it is suggested that those differences in distributions are closely related to the rate of appearance of new family names.