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 perspect...

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Main Authors: Garrett Jenkinson, John Goutsias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3886886?pdf=render