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First, we construct a class of functions with good local avalanche characteristics, but bad global avalanche characteristics. We also derive some bounds for the nonlinearity of such functions. It improves upon the results of Son et al., and…

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We introduce a simple one-dimensional sandpile model that undergoes relaxation oscillations. A single model can account for self-organized critical behavior and relaxation oscillations, depending on the manner in which it is driven,…

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In a series of papers, Bartelt and co-workers developed novel snow-avalanche models in which \emph{random kinetic energy} $R_K$ (a.k.a.\ granular temperature) is a key concept. The earliest models were for a single, constant density layer,…

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