A theoretical approach to the unification of informetric models by wave-heat equations

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1208-1211

  Ye, Fred Y ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT EQUATION; THEORETICAL APPROACH;

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS;

EID: 79956123787     PISSN: 15322882     EISSN: 15322890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asi.21498     Document Type: Article

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