title: Anomalous scaling and Lee-Yang zeros in self-organized criticality.
abstract: We show that the generating functions of probability distributions in self-organized criticality (SOC) models exhibit a Lee-Yang phenomenon [Phys. Rev. 87, 404 (1952)]. Namely, their zeros pinch the real axis at z=1, as the system size goes to infinity. This establishes a new link between the classical theory of critical phenomena and SOC. A scaling theory of the Lee-Yang zeros is proposed in this setting.
authors.affiliation: Institut Non Linéaire de Nice, 1361 Route des Lucioles, 06500 Valbonne, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cessac
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Meunier