Complex Systems

  • Paul Fieguth
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Abstract

2003 coincidentally saw two major electrical system failures: the Northeast Blackout in Ontario, Canada and the northeastern United States, affecting 55 million people, and the Italy Blackout in most of Italy and parts of Switzerland, affecting 56 million people.

Keywords

Critical Temperature Ising Model Random Graph Degree Distribution Global Magnetization 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Paul Fieguth
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  1. 1.Faculty of EngineeringUniversity of WaterlooWaterlooCanada

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