Magnetic domains in a thin film grow in a jerky manner as avalanches of spins flip their directions. At low temperatures, the measured distribution of avalanche sizes agrees with one theory; at high temperatures, with another.
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Sethna, J. Crackling crossover. Nature Phys 3, 518–519 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys682
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