The Abelian sandpile model on a random binary tree

DOI10.1007/S10955-012-0498-6zbMATH Open1269.82024arXiv1202.5131OpenAlexW3102022721MaRDI QIDQ438758FDOQ438758

Wioletta Ruszel, Ellen Saada, F. Redig

Publication date: 31 July 2012

Published in: Journal of Statistical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We study the abelian sandpile model on a random binary tree. Using a transfer matrix approach introduced by Dhar & Majumdar, we prove exponential decay of correlations, and in a small supercritical region (i.e., where the branching process survives with positive probability) exponential decay of avalanche sizes. This shows a phase transition phenomenon between exponential decay and power law decay of avalanche sizes. Our main technical tools are: (1) A recursion for the ratio between the numbers of weakly and strongly allowed configurations which is proved to have a well-defined stochastic solution; (2) quenched and annealed estimates of the eigenvalues of a product of $n$ random transfer matrices.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1202.5131

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zbMATH Keywords

phase transitionself-organized criticalityrandom binary treessandpile models

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Phase transitions (general) in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B26) Critical phenomena in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B27)

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