Inequality of Chances as a Symmetry Phase Transition

We propose a model for Lorenz curves. It provides two-parameter fits to data on incomes, electric consumption, life expectation and rate of survival after cancer. Graphs result from the condition of maximum entropy and from the symmetry of statistical distributions. Differences in populations compos...

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Main Author: Jorge Rosenblatt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-05-01
Series:Entropy
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/15/6/1985