Intensive numerical studies of exact ground states of the 2D ferromagnetic
random field Ising model at T = 0 with Gaussian distribution of fields are
presented. Finite size scaling analysis of the data suggests the existence
of a transition at sigma(c) = 0.64 +/- 0.08. Results are compared with the
study of metastable avalanches in the same model. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science
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