The physical character of local oscillators on a nm scale will be outlined. Next-neighbor coupling leads to percolation areas of about 100 nm as result of Monte Carlo simulations. The percolation provides an intrinsic synchronization mechanism leading to macroscopic oscillations.
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Received: 24 September 1997/Accepted: 22 April 1998
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Carstensen, J., Prange, R., Popkirov, G. et al. A model for current oscillations in the Si-HF system based on a quantitative analysis of current transients . Appl Phys A 67, 459–467 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003390050804
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