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A two-species model of a two-dimensional sandpile surface: a case of asymptotic roughening
We present and analyze a model of an evolving sandpile surface in (2 + 1)
dimensions where the dynamics of mobile grains ({\rho}(x, t)) and immobile
clusters (h(x, t)) are coupled. Our coupling models the situation where the
sandpile is flat on average, so that there is no bias due to gravity. We find
anomalous scaling: the expected logarithmic smoothing at short length and time
scales gives way to roughening in the asymptotic limit, where novel and
non-trivial exponents are found.Comment: 7 Pages, 6 Figures; Granular Matter, 2012 (Online