Abelian threshold models and forced weakening

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dc.creatorPreston, Eric F.
dc.creatorMartins, Jorge S. Sá
dc.creatorRundle, John B.
dc.date2001-03-21
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:40:48Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:40:48Z
dc.descriptionMean field slider block models have provided an important entry point for understanding the behavior of discrete driven threshold systems. We present a method of constructing these models with an arbitrary frictional weakening function. This `forced weakening' method unifies several existing approaches, and multiplies the range of possible weakening laws. Forced weakening also results in Abelian rupture propagation, so that an avalanche size depends only on the initial stress distribution. We demonstrate how this may be used to accurately predict the long-time event statistics of a simulation.
dc.description4 pages, 2 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0103452
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0103452
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/17512
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.subjectDisordered Systems and Neural Networks
dc.titleAbelian threshold models and forced weakening
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