Solution by step functions of a minimum problem in L-2[0,1], using generalized h- and g-indices

In this article we solve a minimum problem involving step functions. The solution of this problem leads to an investigation into generalized h- and g-indices. This minimum problem and the related generalized h- and g-indices are studied in a general context of decreasing differentiable functions as well as in the specific case of Lotkaian informetrics. The study illustrates the use of h-and g-indices and their generalizations in a context which bears no relation to the research evaluation context in which these indices were originally introduced.

Publication year:2019

Keywords:Decreasing differentiable functions, Generalized h-indices, Generalized g-indices, Lotkaianinformetrics, Powerlaws, Stepfunctions

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Authors from:Higher Education

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