Title
Bilinear effect in complex systems
Abbreviated Journal Title
Epl
Keywords
DYNASTIC CYCLE; POWER LAWS; NETWORKS; MODEL; DISTRIBUTIONS; DYNAMICS; PARETO; NOISE; Physics, Multidisciplinary
Abstract
The distribution of the lifetime of Chinese dynasties (as well as that of the British Isles and Japan) in a linear Zipf plot is found to consist of two straight lines intersecting at a transition point. This two-section piecewise-linear distribution is different from the power law or the stretched exponent distribution, and is called the Bilinear Effect for short. With assumptions mimicking the organization of ancient Chinese regimes, a 3-layer network model is constructed. Numerical results of this model show the bilinear effect, providing a plausible explanation of the historical data. The bilinear effect in two other social systems is presented, indicating that such a piecewise-linear effect is widespread in social systems. Copyright (C) EPLA, 2010
Journal Title
Epl
Volume
91
Issue/Number
6
Publication Date
1-1-2010
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
5
WOS Identifier
ISSN
0295-5075
Recommended Citation
"Bilinear effect in complex systems" (2010). Faculty Bibliography 2010s. 403.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2010/403
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