Criticality, Entropy and Conflict

Volume: 35, Issue: 6, Pages: 746 - 758
Published: Nov 1, 2018
Abstract
Power‐law distributions are ubiquitous in the natural and social worlds and also characterize the intensity of intrastate conflicts. One of the most convincing approaches to explain the origin of power laws is the so‐called forest‐fire model, which is based on the notion of self‐organized criticality. In order to make this model more fruitful for social science, its components require a deeper theoretical specification. We turn to general...
Paper Details
Title
Criticality, Entropy and Conflict
Published Date
Nov 1, 2018
Volume
35
Issue
6
Pages
746 - 758
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