Self-organized criticality: An explanation of the 1/f noise

    Per Bak, Chao Tang, and Kurt Wiesenfeld

    • Physics Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973

    Phys. Rev. Lett. 59, 381 – Published 27 July, 1987

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.59.381

    Abstract

    We show that dynamical systems with spatial degrees of freedom naturally evolve into a self-organized critical point. Flicker noise, or 1/f noise, can be identified with the dynamics of the critical state. This picture also yields insight into the origin of fractal objects.

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    Comment on "Relaxation at the Angle of Repose"

    Per Bak, Chao Tang, and Kurt Wiesenfeld
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 62, 110 (1989)

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