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Critical fluctuations in the breakdown of disordered systems

arXiv:cond-mat/0210042 · doi:10.1142/9789812778109_0007

Abstract

In this paper some critical aspects of the behaviour of breaking lattices subject to slow driving forces are briefly reviewed. In particular fluctuations in the response to the variation of external parameters are discussed.

Presented at the workshop honoring Antonio Coniglio's 60th birthday