CoRR, vol. abs/0907.4852.
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Abstract: The derivation of the maximum entropy distribution of particles in boxes yields two kinds of distributions: a "bell-like" distribution and a long-tail distribution. The first one is obtained when the ratio between particles and boxes is low, and the second one - when the ratio is high. The obtained long tail distribution yields correctly the empirical Zipf law, Pareto's 20:80 rule and Benford's law. Therefore, it is concluded that the long tail and the "bell- like" distributions are outcomes of the tendency of statistical systems to maximize entropy.
Bibtex:
@article{,
title={The Distributions in Nature and Entropy Principle},
author={Oded Kafri},
journal={CoRR},
year={2009},
volume={abs/0907.4852}
}
Reference Type: Preprint
Subject Area(s): Physics, Probability Theory, Statistics