Abstract
One aim of the equal-load-sharing fiber bundle model is to describe the critical behavior of failure events. One way of accomplishing this is through a discrete recursive dynamics. We introduce a continuous mesoscopic equation catching the critical behavior found through recursive dynamics. It allows us to link the model with the unifying framework of absorbing phase transitions traditionally used in the study of nonequilibrium phase transitions. Moreover, it highlights the analogy between equal-load-sharing and spinodal nucleation. Consequently, this work is a step toward the quest of a field theory for fiber bundle models.
- Received 23 February 2018
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.98.032117
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