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Phys. Rev. Lett. 52, 1033–1036 (1984)

Fractal Dimension of Dielectric Breakdown

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L. Niemeyer, L. Pietronero*, and H. J. Wiesmann
Brown Boveri Research Center, CH-5405 Baden, Switzerland

Received 23 November 1983; published in the issue dated 19 March 1984

It is shown that the simplest nontrivial stochastic model for dielectric breakdown naturally leads to fractal structures for the discharge pattern. Planar discharges are studied in detail and the results are compared with properly designed experiments.

© 1984 The American Physical Society

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http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.52.1033
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.52.1033
PACS:
77.50.+p, 02.50.+s

*Address from April 1984: Solid State Physics Laboratory, University of Groningen, Melkweg 1, 9718EP-Groningen, The Netherlands.

See Also

Comment: S. Satpathy, Comment on "Fractal Dimension of Dielectric Breakdown", Phys. Rev. Lett. 57, 649 (1986).

Comment: L. Niemeyer, L. Pietronero, and H. J. Wiesmann, Niemeyer, Pietronero, and Wiesmann Respond:, Phys. Rev. Lett. 57, 650 (1986).

 
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