Scale invariance and universality: organizing principles in complex systems

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 281, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 60-68

  Stanley, H E ^a   Amaral, L A N ^a   Gopikrishnan, P ^a   Ivanov, P Ch ^a   Keitt, T H ^b   Plerou, V ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; ECOLOGY; ECONOMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); STATISTICAL MECHANICS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CRITICAL PHENOMENA; ISING MODEL; POWER LAW BEHAVIOR; SCALE INVARIANCE; UNIVERSALITY;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

EID: 0033689855     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4371(00)00195-3     Document Type: Article

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