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Per Bak

Per Bak (8 December 1948 – 16 October 2002) was a Danish theoretical physicist who coauthored the 1987 academic paper that coined the term "self-organized criticality."

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Known for
Self-organized criticality Bak–Sneppen model Bak–Tang–Wiesenfeld sandpile
Alma mater
Technical University of Denmark Risø National Laboratory
Born
(1948-12-08)8 December 1948 Brønderslev, Denmark
Died
16 October 2002(2002-10-16) (aged 53) Copenhagen, Denmark
Fields
Physicist
Workplaces
Brookhaven National Laboratory University of Copenhagen Santa Fe Institute Niels Bohr Institute Imperial College London

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Per Bak

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Edges29
Triples12
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.066667
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Per Bak

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related to References · 6
Per Bak → Jensen, Mogens Høgh, Nature, November, PMID, S2CID
Alma mater · 1
Per Bak → Technical University of Denmark Risø National Laboratory
Born · 1
Per Bak → (1948-12-08)8 December 1948 Brønderslev, Denmark
Died · 1
Per Bak → 16 October 2002(2002-10-16) (aged 53) Copenhagen, Denmark
Fields · 1
Per Bak → Physicist
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Per Bak → Self-organized criticality Bak–Sneppen model Bak–Tang–Wiesenfeld sandpile
Workplaces · 1
Per Bak → Brookhaven National Laboratory University of Copenhagen Santa Fe Institute Niels Bohr Institute Imperial College London

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bak self-organized criticality doi 10 per physicist university 2002 1987 national laboratory model tang wiesenfeld brookhaven nature physics 59 december

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Per BakAlma materTechnical University of Denmark Risø National Laboratory1.00infobox
Per BakBorn(1948-12-08)8 December 1948 Brønderslev, Denmark1.00infobox
Per BakDied16 October 2002(2002-10-16) (aged 53) Copenhagen, Denmark1.00infobox
Per BakFieldsPhysicist1.00infobox
Per BakKnown forSelf-organized criticality Bak–Sneppen model Bak–Tang–Wiesenfeld sandpile1.00infobox
Per BakWorkplacesBrookhaven National Laboratory University of Copenhagen Santa Fe Institute Niels Bohr Institute Imperial College London1.00infobox
Per Bakrelated to ReferencesJensen0.60section
Per Bakrelated to ReferencesMogens Høgh0.60section
Per Bakrelated to ReferencesNovember0.60section
Per Bakrelated to ReferencesNature0.60section
Per Bakrelated to ReferencesPMID0.60section
Per Bakrelated to ReferencesS2CID0.60section

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