Unexpected universality in static and dynamic avalanches
Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
2010-02-24 v1
Abstract
We find that some equilibrium systems and their non-equilibrium counterparts actually show the same jerky response or avalanche behavior on many scales in response to slowly changing external conditions. In other words, their static and dynamic avalanches behave statistically the same. This suggests that their critical properties are much more generally applicable than previously assumed. In this case, systems far from equilibrium may be used to predict equilibrium critical behavior, and vice versa.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1002.4240,
title = {Unexpected universality in static and dynamic avalanches},
author = {Yang Liu and Karin A. Dahmen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1002.4240},
year = {2010}
}