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UNDERSTANDING SPATIAL INERTIA: CENTER OF GRAVITY, POPULATION DENSITIES, THE WEBER PROBLEM, AND GRAVITY POTENTIAL *
Author(s) -
Tellier LucNormand,
Vertefeuille Claude
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of regional science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.171
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1467-9787
pISSN - 0022-4146
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9787.1995.tb01404.x
Subject(s) - center of gravity , inertia , center (category theory) , point (geometry) , gravity model of trade , population , geodesy , classical mechanics , physics , mathematics , statistical physics , geography , geometry , economics , sociology , demography , chemistry , management , international trade , crystallography
. In this paper we attempt to clarify the theoretical links between the concepts of “center of gravity” and “point of maximum population density” which describe the present, and the concepts of “minimum of the comprehensive Weber problem” and “maximum comprehensive gravity potential” which guide the future. Critical values of the characteristic parameters of the relevant functions are estimated. Implications for the understanding of spatial inertia are discussed.