Unexpected universality in static and dynamic avalanches

TL;DR

This paper reveals that certain equilibrium and non-equilibrium systems exhibit identical avalanche behaviors across scales, indicating a broader applicability of their critical properties and enabling cross-predictive insights.

Contribution

It demonstrates the unexpected universality between static and dynamic avalanches in equilibrium and non-equilibrium systems, challenging previous assumptions.

Findings

Static and dynamic avalanches share the same statistical properties.

Equilibrium and non-equilibrium systems exhibit similar critical behaviors.

Potential to predict equilibrium phenomena from non-equilibrium systems.

Abstract

We find that some equilibrium systems and their non-equilibrium counterparts actually show the same jerky response or avalanche behavior on many scales in response to slowly changing external conditions. In other words, their static and dynamic avalanches behave statistically the same. This suggests that their critical properties are much more generally applicable than previously assumed. In this case, systems far from equilibrium may be used to predict equilibrium critical behavior, and vice versa.