• Title of article

    Natural distribution

  • Author/Authors

    Grِnholm، نويسنده , , Tiia and Annila، نويسنده , , Arto، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2007
  • Pages
    9
  • From page
    659
  • To page
    667
  • Abstract
    Log-normal distributions describe data from diverse disciplines of science. However, the fundamental basis of log-normal distributions is unknown. We suggest that the skewed distributions are outcomes of natural processes i.e. they result from the principle of increasing entropy. Fluctuations during the course of evolution toward more probable states yield multiplicative variations about the mean. The non-linear dispersion of thermodynamic states, i.e. matter and energy defined by chemical potentials, underlies the skew. Cumulative curves of skewed distributions without integrable analytical forms are characteristic of natural processes.
  • Keywords
    entropy , Evolution , Log-normal Distribution , skewed distribution , Natural process
  • Journal title
    Mathematical Biosciences
  • Serial Year
    2007
  • Journal title
    Mathematical Biosciences
  • Record number

    1589165