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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CriticalitySelf-organized criticalityStatistical physicsNoise (video)FractalCritical point (mathematics)Flicker noiseDegrees of freedom (physics and chemistry)PhysicsFlickerDynamical systems theoryComputer scienceTheoretical physicsQuantum mechanicsMathematicsArtificial intelligenceMathematical analysisImage (mathematics)
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- 59
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- 381-384
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Per Bak,
Chao Tang,
Kurt Wiesenfeld
(1987).
Self-organized criticality: An explanation of the 1/<i>f</i>noise.
Physical Review Letters
, 59
(4)
, 381-384.
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.59.381
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- 10.1103/physrevlett.59.381