Avalanches In Functional Materials And Geophysics (understanding Complex Systems)
by Avadh Saxena /
2016 / English / PDF
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This book provides the state-of-the art of the present
understanding of avalanche phenomena in both functional materials
and geophysics. The main emphasis of the book is analyzing these
apparently different problems within the common perspective of
out-of-equilibrium phenomena displaying spatial and temporal
complexity that occur in a broad range of scales. Many systems,
when subjected to an external force, respond intermittently in
the form of avalanches that often span over a wide range of
sizes, energies and durations. This is often related to a class
of critical behavior characterized by the absence of
characteristic scales. Typical examples are magnetization
processes, plastic deformation and failure occuring in functional
materials. These phenomena share many similarities with
seismicity arising from the earth crust failure due to stresses
that originate from plate tectonics.
This book provides the state-of-the art of the present
understanding of avalanche phenomena in both functional materials
and geophysics. The main emphasis of the book is analyzing these
apparently different problems within the common perspective of
out-of-equilibrium phenomena displaying spatial and temporal
complexity that occur in a broad range of scales. Many systems,
when subjected to an external force, respond intermittently in
the form of avalanches that often span over a wide range of
sizes, energies and durations. This is often related to a class
of critical behavior characterized by the absence of
characteristic scales. Typical examples are magnetization
processes, plastic deformation and failure occuring in functional
materials. These phenomena share many similarities with
seismicity arising from the earth crust failure due to stresses
that originate from plate tectonics.
