Self-organized criticality in atmospheric cascades

Authors
Rybczynski, M Wlodarczyk, Z Wilk, G
Citation
M. Rybczynski et al., Self-organized criticality in atmospheric cascades, NUCL PH B-P, 97, 2001, pp. 81-84
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
NUCLEAR PHYSICS B-PROCEEDINGS SUPPLEMENTS
ISSN journal
09205632 → ACNP
Volume
97
Year of publication
2001
Pages
81 - 84
Database
ISI
SICI code
0920-5632(200104)97:<81:SCIAC>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
We argue that atmospheric cascades can be regarded as an example of the sel f-organized criticality and studied by using Levy flights and a nonextensiv e approach. It allows us to understand the scale-invariant energy fluctuati ons inside cascades in a natural way.