Essays about: "Gompertz"

Showing result 6 - 8 of 8 essays containing the word Gompertz.

1. 6. Peak Neodymium : Material Constraints for Future Wind Power Development

   University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Yiying Zhang; [2013]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; Peak Neodymium; Renewable Energy; Material Constraint; Wind Power; China Policies;

   Abstract : Developing renewable alternatives for energy production is one of the main methods for climate change mitigation and sustainable development. As the key component in permanent magnets, neodymium is considered as one of the most critical elements in the rare earth family in the development of modern society. READ MORE

3. 7. Rare Metals: Energy Security and Supply

   University essay from Institutionen för fysik och astronomi

   Author : Hanna Vikström; [2011]
   Keywords : peak minerals; peak lithium; peak neodymium; rare earth elements; modelling; resource depletion;

   Abstract : Lithium and neodymium are two critical materials in our modern society, many technological solutions depend on them. Lithium is used in batteries, which are used in cars and portable electronics. Neodymium, which is a rare earth element, is mainly used in permanent magnets which are used in smartphones, hard disc drives and turbines. READ MORE

4. 8. The Gompertz-Makeham distribution

   University essay from Institutionen för matematik och matematisk statistik

   Author : Fredrik Norström; [1997]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This work is about the Gompertz-Makeham distribution. The distribution has been applied plenty of times. The properties of the Gompertz-Makeham distribution investigated in this work are unimodality of the Gompertz-Makeham distribution and relationship between the median value and the mean residual life time of the Gompertz-Makeham distribution. READ MORE