Forecasting large avalanches in Bak, Tang and Wiesenfeld sandpile model

• Main Author: Leow, Jackson Yu Sheng
• Other Authors: Cheong Siew Ann
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/70592
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This project attempts to forecast large relaxation events in complex systems, and in particular, the Bak-Tang-Wiesenfeld (BTW) Sandpile Model. While this unique Self- Organised Criticality (SOC) model has been intensively studied, due to the random nature of its external perturbation, few believe in...