Development of hierarchy theory for digraphs using concentration theory based on a new type of Lorenz curve

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 36, Issue 4-5, 2002, Pages 587-602

  Egghe, L ^a,b  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Concentration theory; Digraph; Hierarchy; Lorenz

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037200437     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7177(02)00184-X     Document Type: Article

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