Universality Classes of Optimal Channel Networks
SciencePublished 17 May 1996
Amos Maritan, Francesca Colaiori, Alessandro Flammini, Marek Cieplak, Jayanth R. Banavar
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Energy minimization of both homogeneous and heterogeneous river networks shows that, over a range of parameter values, there are only three distinct universality classes.
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Energy minimization of both homogeneous and heterogeneous river networks shows that, over a range of parameter values, there are only three distinct universality classes. The exponents for all three classes of behavior are calculated.
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