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Nonlinear Dynamics and Fractal Avalanches in a Pile of Rice

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Wijngaarden, R.J., Lőrincz, K.A., Aegerter, C.M. (2006). Nonlinear Dynamics and Fractal Avalanches in a Pile of Rice. In: Ausloos, M., Dirickx, M. (eds) The Logistic Map and the Route to Chaos. Understanding Complex Systems. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-32023-7_18

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