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1International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA/ISAS), Via Beirut 2-4, I-34014 Trieste, ItalyINFM and "The Abdus Salam" International Centre for Theoretical Physics, strada costiera 11, 34100 Trieste, Italy.
Abstract:
We present the results of analytical studies of a one-dimensional nonlocal and nonlinear diffusion equation describing nonequilibrium processes ranging from aggregation phenomena to the cooperation of individuals. On tuning the initial conditions, a dynamical transition with a universal scaling behavior is observed between two different asymptotic (in time) solutions. The scaling behavior at the transition is also obtained in a self-organized manner, independent of the initial conditions, on temporally evolving the diffusion equation subjected to a mirror symmetry transformation.
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