Intrinsic Noise Induces Critical Behavior in Leaky Markovian Networks Leading to Avalanching

The role intrinsic statistical fluctuations play in creating avalanches – patterns of complex bursting activity with scale-free properties – is examined in leaky Markovian networks. Using this broad class of models, we develop a probabilistic approach that employs a potential energy landscape perspe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jenkinson, Garrett, Goutsias, John
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3886886/