Self-organised-criticality and punctuated equilibrium in bouncing balls
Chaotic Dynamics
2016-08-17 v1 Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems
Abstract
A nonlinearly coupled system of bouncing balls is shown to exhibit features like self-organised-criticality (SOC) and punctuated equilibrium (PE) in suitable parameter domains. The temporal evolution of the non-stationary amplitudes is analysed through local methods to unravel the transient periodic components and fluctuations giving rise to SOC and PE type behaviours. This simple dynamical system follows Gutenberg-Richter relation and also manifests the Devil's staircase, explicating the universality of these features in diverse complex systems.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1608.04401,
title = {Self-organised-criticality and punctuated equilibrium in bouncing balls},
author = {Kaushal Gianchandani and A. N. Sekar Iyengar and Prasanta K. Panigrahi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1608.04401},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
5 pages, 10 figures