Oslo ricepile experiment
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The Oslo ricepile experiment was an examination of the dynamics of avalanches in piles of rice, and is one of the most extensive studies of whether avalanches in granular matter are an example of self-organized criticality.
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- Frette, V., Christensen, K., Malthe-Sørenssen, A., Feder, J., Jøssang, T. and Meakin, P. (1996), "Avalanche dynamics in a pile of rice." Nature 379, 49–52.