Wealth inequality: The physics basis

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 121, Issue 12, 2017, Pages

  Bejan, A ^a   R Errera, M ^b  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS;

FLOW ARCHITECTURES; HIERARCHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN BODIES; INCOME INEQUALITY; NON-UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION; NONUNIFORMITY; PHYSICAL FLOW; WEALTH INEQUALITY;

ARCHITECTURE;

EID: 85016404911     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: 10897550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4977962     Document Type: Article

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