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We show that it is possible to generalize the Ursell–Mayer cluster formalism so that it may cover also the statistics of Internet websites. Our starting point is the introduction of an extra variable that is assumed to take account, as will be explained, of the nature of the Internet statistics. We then show, following the arguments in Mayer, that one may obtain a phase transition-like phenomena.
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Bar, D. Internet Websites Statistics Expressed in the Framework of the Ursell—Mayer Cluster Formalism. Foundations of Physics 34, 1203–1223 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:FOOP.0000041289.82512.8f
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