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Self-Organized Criticality

Large interactive systems naturally evolve toward a critical state in which a minor event can lead to a catastrophe. Self-organized criticality may explain the dynamics of earthquakes, economic markets and ecosystems

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 264 Issue 1This article was originally published with the title “Self-Organized Criticality” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 264 No. 1 (), p. 46
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0191-46