Moment Analysis and Zipf Law

Abstract

The moment analysis method and nuclear Zipf's law of fragment size distributions are reviewed to study nuclear disassembly. In this report, we present a compilation of both theoretical and experimental studies on moment analysis and Zipf law performed so far. The relationship of both methods to a possible critical behavior or phase transition of nuclear disassembly is discussed. In addition, scaled factorial moments and intermittency are reviewed.

Comments: Caption of Fig.6 was corrected. Review paper for WCI (World Consensus Initiative) Book "Dynamics and Thermodynamics with Nuclear Degrees of Freedom", published in Euorpean Physics Journal A as part of the Topical Volume. 16 pages, 21 figures