A new model for competition between many languages

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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MODERN PHYSICS C, cilt.18, sa.7, ss.1203-1208, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 18 Sayı: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1142/s0129183107011236
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MODERN PHYSICS C
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1203-1208
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: cities, languages, evolution, multiplicative noise, fragmentation
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Time evolution of number of cities, population of cities, world population, and size distribution of present languages are studied in terms of a new model, where population of each city increases by a random rate and decreases by a random division. World population and size distribution of languages come out in good agreement with the available empirical data.