ISSN:
1572-9613
Keywords:
self-organized criticality
;
hyperbolic dynamical systems
;
iterated functions systems
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract We develop a dynamical system approach for the Zhang model of self-organized criticality, for which the dynamics can be described either in terms of iterated function systems or as a piecewise hyperbolic dynamical system of skew-product type. In this setting we describe the SOC attractor, and discuss its fractal structure. We show how the Lyapunov exponents, the Haussdorf dimensions, and the system size are related to the probability distribution of the avalanche size via the Ledrappier–Young formula.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1018639308981
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