SV: [SIGMETRICS] Simkin MV, Roychowdhury VP "Theory of aces: Fame by chance or merit?" Journal of Mathematical Sociology 30 (1): 33-42 Jan-March 2006
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Ämne: [SIGMETRICS] Simkin MV, Roychowdhury VP "Theory of aces: Fame by chance or merit?" Journal of Mathematical Sociology 30 (1): 33-42 Jan-March 2006
E-mail:
simkin at ee.ucla.edu
vwani at ee.ucla.edu
Title: Theory of aces: Fame by chance or merit?
Author(s): Simkin MV, Roychowdhury VP
Source: JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICAL SOCIOLOGY 30 (1): 33-42 JAN-MAR 2006
Document Type: Article Language: English
Cited References: 11 Times Cited: 0
Abstract:
We study empirically how fame of WWI fighter-pilot aces, measured in
numbers of web pages mentioning them, is related to their achievement or
merit, measured in numbers of opponent aircraft destroyed. We find that on
average fame grows exponentially with achievement; to be precise, there is
a strong correlation (greater than or similar to 0.7) between achievement
and the logarithm of fame. At the same time, the number of individuals
achieving a particular level of merit decreases exponentially with the
magnitude of the level, leading to a power-law distribution of fame. A
stochastic model that can explain the exponential growth of fame with merit
is also proposed.
Author Keywords: fame; merit; meme; stochastic process
KeyWords Plus: EVOLUTION; NETWORKS
Addresses: Simkin MV (reprint author), Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Elect
Engn, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Elect Engn, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
E-mail Addresses: vwani at ee.ucla.edu
Publisher: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 4 PARK SQUARE, MILTON PARK, ABINGDON OX14
4RN, OXON, ENGLAND
Subject Category: MATHEMATICS, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS; SOCIAL
SCIENCES, MATHEMATICAL METHODS; SOCIOLOGY
IDS Number: 988AF
ISSN: 0022-250X
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