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A Stochastic Description for Extremal Dynamics

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks 2009-10-31 v1

Abstract

We show that extremal dynamics is very well modelled by the "Linear Fractional Stable Motion" (LFSM), a stochastic process entirely defined by two exponents that take into account spatio-temporal correlations in the distribution of active sites. We demonstrate this numerically and analytically using well-known properties of the LFSM. Further, we use this correspondence to write an exact expressions for an n-point correlation function as well as an equation of fractional order for interface growth in extremal dynamics.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9908212,
  title  = {A Stochastic Description for Extremal Dynamics},
  author = {S. Krishnamurthy and A. Tanguy and P. Abry and S. Roux},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9908212},
  year   = {2009}
}

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4 pages LaTex, 3 figures .eps