Brazilian elections: voting for a scaling democracy

被引：38

作者：

Costa, RN ^{[1
]}

Almeida, MP ^{[1
]}

Moreira, JE ^{[1
]}

Andrade, JS ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Fed Ceara, Ctr Ciencias, Dept Fis, BR-60455760 Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil

来源：

PHYSICA A-STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS | 2003年 / 322卷 / 1-4期

关键词：

urban-growth patterns; social organizations;

D O I：

10.1016/S0378-4371(02)01823-X

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

The proportional elections held in Brazil in 1998 and 2002 display identical statistical signatures. In particular, the distribution of votes among candidates includes a power-law regime. We suggest that the rationale behind this robust scaling invariance is a multiplicative process in which the voter's choice for a candidate is governed by a product of probabilities. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：698 / 700

页数：3

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