Zipf–Mandelbrot scaling law for world track records

World track records (WTR) can be fitted with a Zipf–Mandelbrot scaling law. Metabolic energy balances are used to describe the energy release dynamics during a race. It is shown that several hierarchical relaxation processes related to metabolic mechanisms can explain the power-law behavior of WTR.

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Year of publication:	2003
Authors:	Alvarez-Ramirez, Jose ; Meraz, Monica ; Gallegos, Gustavo
Published in:	Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. - Elsevier, ISSN 0378-4371. - Vol. 328.2003, 3, p. 545-560
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	World track records \| Zipf–Mandelbrot \| Energy balance

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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