Utility and entropy

被引:31
作者
Candeal, JC
De Miguel, JR
Induráin, E
Mehta, GB
机构
[1] Univ Zaragoza, Dept Analisis Econ, Zaragoza 50005, Spain
[2] Univ Publ Navarra, Dept Matemat & Informat, Navarra 31006, Spain
[3] Univ Queensland, Dept Econ, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia
关键词
utility; entropy;
D O I
10.1007/PL00004100
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
In this paper we study an astonishing similarity between the utility representation problem in economics and the entropy representation problem in thermodynamics.
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页码:233 / 238
页数:6
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