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Self-Organized Criticality in Astrophysics [electronic resource] : The Statistics of Nonlinear Processes in the Universe / by Markus Aschwanden.

By: Aschwanden, Markus [author.].
Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Springer Praxis Books: Publisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2011Description: XIV, 420 p. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783642150012.Subject(s): Physics | Physical geography | Astronomy | Astrophysics | Physics | Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology | Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity | Geophysics/Geodesy | Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences | Statistics for Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth SciencesDDC classification: 520 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
1 Self-Organized Criticality in the Universe -- 2 Numerical SOC Models -- 3 Statistics of Random Processes -- 4 Time Series Analysis -- 5 Time Scale Distributions -- 6 Waiting Time Distributions -- 7 Occurrence Frequency Distributions -- 8 Fractal Geometry -- 9 Scaling Laws -- 10 Physical SOC Models in Astrophysics.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: The concept of ‘self-organized criticality’ (SOC) has been applied to a variety of problems, ranging from population growth and traffic jams to earthquakes, landslides and forest fires. The technique is now being applied to a wide range of phenomena in astrophysics, such as planetary magnetospheres, solar flares, cataclysmic variable stars, accretion disks, black holes and gamma-ray bursts, and also to phenomena in galactic physics and cosmology. Self-organized Criticality in Astrophysics introduces the concept of SOC and shows that, due to its universality and ubiquity, it is a law of nature. The theoretical framework and specific physical models are described, together with a range of applications in various aspects of astrophyics. The mathematical techniques, including the statistics of random processes, time series analysis, time scale and waiting time distributions, are presented and the results are applied to specific observations of astrophysical phenomena.
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1 Self-Organized Criticality in the Universe -- 2 Numerical SOC Models -- 3 Statistics of Random Processes -- 4 Time Series Analysis -- 5 Time Scale Distributions -- 6 Waiting Time Distributions -- 7 Occurrence Frequency Distributions -- 8 Fractal Geometry -- 9 Scaling Laws -- 10 Physical SOC Models in Astrophysics.

The concept of ‘self-organized criticality’ (SOC) has been applied to a variety of problems, ranging from population growth and traffic jams to earthquakes, landslides and forest fires. The technique is now being applied to a wide range of phenomena in astrophysics, such as planetary magnetospheres, solar flares, cataclysmic variable stars, accretion disks, black holes and gamma-ray bursts, and also to phenomena in galactic physics and cosmology. Self-organized Criticality in Astrophysics introduces the concept of SOC and shows that, due to its universality and ubiquity, it is a law of nature. The theoretical framework and specific physical models are described, together with a range of applications in various aspects of astrophyics. The mathematical techniques, including the statistics of random processes, time series analysis, time scale and waiting time distributions, are presented and the results are applied to specific observations of astrophysical phenomena.

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