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We investigate the avalanche dynamics of the Bak-Tang-Wiesenfeld (BTW) sandpile model on scale-free (SF) networks, where threshold height of each node is distributed heterogeneously, given as its own degree. We find that the avalanche size…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2007-05-23 K. -I. Goh , D. -S. Lee , B. Kahng , D. Kim

We study probability distributions of waves of topplings in the Bak-Tang-Wiesenfeld model on hypercubic lattices for dimensions D>=2. Waves represent relaxation processes which do not contain multiple toppling events. We investigate bulk…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-10-31 D. V. Ktitarev , S. Lubeck , P. Grassberger , V. B. Priezzhev

In this paper, we explore the higher- and lower-order connectivity aspects of the visibility graph representation of sandpile models, focusing on the Bak-Tang-Wiesenfeld (BTW) model. By converting the time series of avalanche events into…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2026-02-23 Vadood Adami , Hosseing Masoomy , Morteza Nattagh-Najafi

Scale-free dynamics in physical and biological systems can arise from a variety of causes. Here, we explore a branching process which leads to such dynamics. We find conditions for the appearance of power laws and study quantitatively what…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2009-10-31 Christoph Adami , Johan Chu

We study the avalanche dynamics in the data packet transport on scale-free networks through a simple model. In the model, each vertex is assigned a capacity proportional to the load with a proportionality constant $1+a$. When the system is…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-10 E. J. Lee , K. -I. Goh , B. Kahng , D. Kim

We investigate, by numerical simulations, how the avalanche dynamics of the Bak-Tang-Wiesenfeld (BTW) sandpile model can induce emergence of scale-free (SF) networks and how this emerging structure affects dynamics of the system. We also…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-11-11 Piotr Fronczak , Agata Fronczak , Janusz A. Holyst

We consider the Bak-Tang-Wiesenfeld (BTW) and the Manna sandpile models of self-organized criticality. In the models, previous studies revealed a signature of long-range temporal correlations in the avalanche activity. We examine the power…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2025-07-30 Rahul Chhimpa , Avinash Chand Yadav

A two state sandpile model with preferential sand distribution is developed and studied numerically on scale free networks with power-law degree ($k$) distribution, {\em i.e.}: $P_k\sim k^{-\alpha}$. In this model, upon toppling of a…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2017-05-31 Himangsu Bhaumik , S. B. Santra

We consider the Bak-Tang-Wiesenfeld sandpile model on square lattices in different dimensions (D>=6). A finite size scaling analysis of the avalanche probability distributions yields the values of the distribution exponents, the dynamical…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-30 S. Lubeck , K. D. Usadel

We introduce the standard distribution width of fitness to characterize the global and individual features of a ecosystem in the Bak-Sneppen evolution model. Through tracking this quantity in evolution, a different hierarchy of avalanche…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2007-05-23 Chaohong Lee , Xiwen Zhu , Kelin Gao

We introduce a toy model displaying the avalanche dynamics of failure in scale-free networks. In the model, the network growth is based on the Barab\'asi and Albert model and each node is assigned a capacity or tolerance, which is constant…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2007-05-23 K. Rho , S. R. Hong , B. Kahng

We examine probability distribution for avalanche sizes observed in self-organized critical systems. While a power-law distribution with a cutoff because of finite system size is typical behavior, a systematic investigation reveals that it…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2022-08-09 Avinash Chand Yadav , Abdul Quadir , Haider Hasan Jafri

We consider the Bak-Tang-Wiesenfeld sandpile model on a two-dimensional square lattice of lattice sizes up to L=4096. A detailed analysis of the probability distribution of the size, area, duration and radius of the avalanches will be…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-10-30 S. Lübeck , K. D. Usadel

We analyze the power spectra of avalanches in two classes of self-organized critical sandpile models, the Bak-Tang-Wiesenfeld model and the Manna model. We show that these decay with a $1/f^\alpha$ power law, where the exponent value…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2011-02-16 Lasse Laurson , Mikko J. Alava , Stefano Zapperi

We study extreme events of avalanche activities in finite-size two-dimensional self-organized critical (SOC) models, specifically the stochastic Manna model (SMM) and the Bak-Tang-Weisenfeld (BTW) sandpile model. Employing the approach of…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2026-05-18 Abdul Quadir , Haider Hasan Jafri

The vulnerability of an isolated network to cascades is fundamentally affected by its interactions with other networks. Motivated by failures cascading among electrical grids, we study the Bak-Tang-Wiesenfeld sandpile model on two…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2010-10-11 Charles D. Brummitt , Raissa M. D'Souza , Elizabeth A. Leicht

We investigate the sandpile model on the two--dimensional Sierpinski gasket fractal. We find that the model displays novel critical behavior, and we analyze the distribution functions of avalanche sizes, lifetimes and topplings and…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2016-08-15 Brigita Kutjnak-Urbanc , Stefano Zapperi , Sava Milošević , H. Eugene Stanley

Dynamical processes exhibiting absorbing states are essential in the modeling of a large variety of situations from material science to epidemiology and social sciences. Such processes exhibit the possibility of avalanching behavior upon…

Network infrastructures are essential for the distribution of resources such as electricity and water. Typical strategies to assess their resilience focus on the impact of a sequence of random or targeted failures of network nodes or links.…

Physics and Society · Physics 2014-11-04 D. V. Stäger , N. A. M. Araújo , H. J. Herrmann

In this paper, the Bak--Tang--Wiesenfeld model for various substrate topologies and a variety of neighborhoods is reconsidered. With computer simulation, we study the distribution of avalanche sizes. Using the Z-score we confirm that…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2026-05-18 P. Szczepaniak , K. Malarz
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