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cond-mat.stat-mech1997★ 89 cited
Scaling with respect to disorder in time-to-failure
D. Sornette, J. V. Andersen
We revisit a simple dynamical model of rupture in random media with long-range elasticity to test whether rupture can be seen as a first-order or a critical transition. We find a c…
cond-mat.stat-mech1997★ 169 cited
Extreme deviations and applications
U. Frisch, D. Sornette
Stretched exponential probability density functions (pdf), having the form of the exponential of minus a fractional power of the argument, are commonly found in turbulence and othe…