102
105
E
probability
-1
Buckling ridges cause crumpling noise
¥E. Kramer,
¥A.  Lobkovsky
¥1996
sound amplitude
time(sec)
0.5
discrete events, each with energy E
Fig. 7. Plot of the click energy distribution function for h = 3.0 (3), 5.0 (4), and 10.0 mil ( ). The straight line is a power law with  alpha = 1.0.
cf. P. Houle and J. Sethna, 1996
broad, power-law range of sound energies reflects heterogeneous structure