Abruptness of cascade failures in power grids

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Pahwa, Sakshi ^a   Scoglio, Caterina ^a   Scala, Antonio ^b,c,d  

^a 129 Seaton Hall   (United States)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c IMT SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES LUCCA   (Italy)

^d LIMS London Institute for Mathematical Sciences   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84892683740     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep03694     Document Type: Article

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