Nonequilibrium Phase Transitions in a Driven Sandpile Model

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  • Sujan K. Dhar
  • Rahul Pandit
  • Sriram Ramaswamy
چکیده

We construct a driven sandpile slope model and study it by numerical simulations in one dimension. The model is specified by a threshold slope σc, a parameter α, governing the local current-slope relation (beyond threshold), and jin, the mean input current of sand. A nonequilibrium phase diagram is obtained in the α − jin plane. We find an infinity of phases, characterized by different mean slopes and separated by continuous or first-order boundaries, some of which we obtain analytically. Extensions to two dimensions are discussed. PACS Nos: 64.60.Ht, 02.50.+s, 05.40.+j, 05.60.+w Typeset using REVTEX

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تاریخ انتشار 2008