TY - JOUR N2 - We perform extensive numerical simulations of different versions of the sandpile model. We find that previous claims about universality classes are unfounded, since the method previously employed to analyze the data suffered from a systematic bias. We identify the correct scaling behavior and provide evidences suggesting that sandpiles with stochastic and deterministic toppling rules belong to the same universality class. SP - R12 TI - Universality in sandpiles EP - R15 ID - eprints1872 SN - 1539-3755 N1 - PACS: 05.65.+b, 05.40.-a AV - none PB - American Physical Society VL - 59 Y1 - 1999/01// UR - http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.59.R12 JF - Physical Review E A1 - Chessa, Alessandro A1 - Stanley, H. Eugene A1 - Vespignani, Alessandro A1 - Zapperi, Stefano ER -