International Journal of Modern Physics C 17(11), pp. 1597-1604.
ISSN/ISBN: 0129-1831 DOI: 10.1142/S0129183106010054
Abstract: We study the behavior of the numbers in 412 light curves of cataclysmic variables, x-ray binary systems, galaxies, pulsars, supernovae remnants and other x-ray sources present in the public data collected by the instrument All Sky Monitor on board of the satellite Rossi x-ray timing explorer. The temporal light curves were analyzed applying Newcomb-Benford Law. The first digit of the x-ray light curves coming from astrophysical systems obeys the Newcomb-Benford Law as an intrinsic behavior. The nonextensive statistical mechanics behavior of astrophysical sources seem to be the cause for these sources to obey the Newcomb-Benford law. Some x-ray binary systems, however, do not follow this behavior. These systems obey either a gaussian or a bimodal distribution.
Bibtex:
@article{,
title={Newcomb-Benford law in astrophysical sources},
author={Moret, MA and de Senna, V and Pereira, MG and Zebende, GF},
journal={International Journal of Modern Physics C},
volume={17},
number={11},
pages={1597--1604},
year={2006},
publisher={World Scientific},
ISSN={0129-1831},
DOI={10.1142/S0129183106010054},
}
Reference Type: Journal Article
Subject Area(s): Physics