LONG RANGE CORRELATION IN HUMAN WRITINGS

SCHENKEL, ALAIN; ZHANG, JUN; ZHANG, YI-CHENG

doi:10.1142/s0218348x93000083

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LONG RANGE CORRELATION IN HUMAN WRITINGS

SCHENKEL, ALAIN Institut de Physique Théorique, Université de Fribourg, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
ZHANG, JUN Phys. Lab. H.C. Orsted. Institute Universitesparken 5 DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
ZHANG, YI-CHENG Institut de Physique Théorique, Université de Fribourg, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland

2012-1-25

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Fractals. - World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt. - 1993, vol. 01, no. 01, p. 47-57

English We study long range correlation in various human writings by mapping them into a simple 1d random walk model. This approach allows us to obtain better quality scaling data than the traditional power spectrum methods. Optimally written computer programs seem to have the highest scaling exponent, i.e., close to that of ideal 1/f noise. Literature, on the other hand, leads to smaller exponents. The Bible, however, has the strongest correlation among the Roman letter writings examined.

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