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    Area of Science:

    • Complex Systems
    • Statistical Physics
    • Network Science

    Background:

    • Discretized landscapes can be represented as ranked surfaces based on element height.
    • Understanding connectivity and phase transitions in such systems is crucial for various physical models.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the role of 'bridges' (elements providing global connectivity) in discretized landscapes.
    • To identify novel phase transitions and characterize the geometric properties of bridge networks.

    Main Methods:

    • Elements are allocated sequentially based on their ranks.
    • Occupation of bridges is systematically prevented during the allocation process.
    • Fractal dimension and universality class of the system are analyzed.

    Main Results:

    • A new tricritical point is discovered at the percolation threshold (p(c)).
    • The set of bridges exhibits a fractal dimension of approximately 1.22 in 2D.
    • A self-similar fracture emerges as a singly connected line in the limit p → 1.

    Conclusions:

    • The study reveals hidden critical phenomena in discretized systems by focusing on bridge elements.
    • Several physical models fall into the same universality class, suggesting broad applicability.
    • The findings extend to higher dimensions, offering insights into complex network behavior.