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Intermittent dynamics in complex systems driven to depletion.


ABSTRACT: When complex systems are driven to depletion by some external factor, their non-stationary dynamics can present an intermittent behaviour between relative tranquility and burst of activity whose consequences are often catastrophic. To understand and ultimately be able to predict such dynamics, we propose an underlying mechanism based on sharp thresholds of a local generalized energy density that naturally leads to negative feedback. We find a transition from a continuous regime to an intermittent one, in which avalanches can be predicted despite the stochastic nature of the process. This model may have applications in many natural and social complex systems where a rapid depletion of resources or generalized energy drives the dynamics. In particular, we show how this model accurately describes the time evolution and avalanches present in a real social system.

SUBMITTER: Escobar JV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5859173 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Intermittent dynamics in complex systems driven to depletion.

Escobar Juan V JV   Pérez Castillo Isaac I  

Scientific reports 20180319 1


When complex systems are driven to depletion by some external factor, their non-stationary dynamics can present an intermittent behaviour between relative tranquility and burst of activity whose consequences are often catastrophic. To understand and ultimately be able to predict such dynamics, we propose an underlying mechanism based on sharp thresholds of a local generalized energy density that naturally leads to negative feedback. We find a transition from a continuous regime to an intermitten  ...[more]

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