Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2010-08-04
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
3 Figs
Scientific paper
Nonlinear dissipative systems in the state of self-organized criticality release energy sporadically in avalanches of all sizes, such as in earthquakes, auroral substorms, solar and stellar flares, soft gamma-ray repeaters, and pulsar glitches. The statistical occurrence frequency distributions of event energies $E$ generally exhibit a powerlaw-like function $N(E)\propto E^{-\alpha_E}$ with a powerlaw slope of $\alpha_E \approx 1.5$. The powerlaw slope $\alpha_E$ of energies can be related to the fractal dimension $D$ of the spatial energy dissipation domain by $D=3/\alpha_E$, which predicts a powerlaw slope $\alpha_E=1.5$ for area-rupturing or area-spreading processes with $D=2$. For solar and stellar flares, 2-D area-spreading dissipation domains are naturally provided in current sheets or separatrix surfaces in a magnetic reconnection region. Thus, this universal scaling law provides a useful new diagnostic on the topology of the spatial energy dissipation domain in geophysical and astrophysical observations.
No associations
LandOfFree
A Universal Scaling Law for the Fractal Energy Dissipation Domain in Self-Organized Criticality Systems does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.
If you have personal experience with A Universal Scaling Law for the Fractal Energy Dissipation Domain in Self-Organized Criticality Systems, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and A Universal Scaling Law for the Fractal Energy Dissipation Domain in Self-Organized Criticality Systems will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-437494