Entropy 2009, 11(4), 807-819; doi:10.3390/e11040807
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Statistical Ensemble Theory of Gompertz Growth Model

Takuya Yamano 1,2 email
1 Department of Information Sciences, Faculty of Science, Kanagawa University, 2946 Tsuchiya, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa 259-1293, Japan 2 Department of Physics, Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, 112-8610, Tokyo, Japan
Received: 1 August 2009 / Accepted: 2 November 2009 / Published: 5 November 2009
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Abstract: An ensemble formulation for the Gompertz growth function within the framework of statistical mechanics is presented, where the two growth parameters are assumed to be statistically distributed. The growth can be viewed as a self-referential process, which enables us to use the Bose-Einstein statistics picture. The analytical entropy expression pertain to the law can be obtained in terms of the growth velocity distribution as well as the Gompertz function itself for the whole process.
Keywords: Gompertz function; tumour growth; Bose-Einstein statistics; entropy

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