Extreme value statistics and traveling fronts: various applications

被引:59
作者
Majumdar, SN [1 ]
Krapivsky, PL
机构
[1] Univ Toulouse 3, Phys Quant Lab, CNRS, UMR C5626, F-31062 Toulouse, France
[2] Boston Univ, Dept Phys, Ctr Polymer Studies, Boston, MA 02215 USA
关键词
extreme value statistics; traveling fronts; velocity selection;
D O I
10.1016/S0378-4371(02)01422-X
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
An intriguing connection between extreme value statistics and traveling fronts has been found recently in a number of diverse problems. In this short review we outline a few such problems and consider their various applications. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:161 / 170
页数:10
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