Abstract
Two data sets of metastable states duration time: one obtained in a laboratory thermal convection experiment and another in the satellite's Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI: 2002-2003 yy) observations, are compared in order to extract an information about a general (common) statistical mechanism in the onset of the metastable states. Simple probability distributions for both data sets show the same distinctive power-law (with exponent -1.1±0.1) and the exponential tails. More sophisticated analysis with moving average moments reveals a specific critical-like clusterization of the data in the both data sets with remarkably close values of the exponents.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 15-19 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics |
Volume | 331 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 11 2004 |
Keywords
- Critical metastable states
- Solar flares
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy