Wealth distributions in asset exchange models

European Physical Journal B

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 267-276

  Ispolatov, S ^a,b   Krapivsky, P L ^a   Redner, S ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

02.50.Ga Markov processes; 05.40.+j Fluctuation phenomena, random processes, and Brownian motion; 05.70.Ln Nonequilibrium thermodynamics, irreversible processes

Indexed keywords

BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; ECONOMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ASSET EXCHANGE MODELS; FLUCTUATION PHENOMENA; WEALTH DISTRIBUTION;

STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

EID: 0031676294     PISSN: 14346028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100510050249     Document Type: Article

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