Simulation of the Burridge-Knopoff Model of Earthquakes with Variable Range Stress Transfer

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dc.creatorXia, Junchao
dc.creatorGould, Harvey
dc.creatorKlein, W.
dc.creatorRundle, J. B.
dc.date2005-07-26
dc.date2006-01-30
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T06:41:26Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T06:41:26Z
dc.descriptionSimple models of earthquake faults are important for understanding the mechanisms for their observed behavior, such as Gutenberg-Richter scaling and the relation between large and small events, which is the basis for various forecasting methods. Although cellular automaton models have been studied extensively in the long-range stress transfer limit, this limit has not been studied for the Burridge-Knopoff model, which includes more realistic friction forces and inertia. We find that the latter model with long-range stress transfer exhibits qualitatively different behavior than both the long-range cellular automaton models and the usual Burridge-Knopoff model with nearest neighbor springs, depending on the nature of the velocity-weakening friction force. This result has important implications for our understanding of earthquakes and other driven dissipative systems.
dc.description4 pages, 5 figures, published on Phys. Rev. Lett
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0507616
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0507616
dc.identifierPhys. Rev. Lett. 95, 248501 (2005)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.248501
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/101667
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.subjectGeophysics
dc.titleSimulation of the Burridge-Knopoff Model of Earthquakes with Variable Range Stress Transfer
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