A two-fractal overlap model of earthquakes
| dc.creator | Chakrabarti, Bikas K | |
| dc.creator | Chatterjee, Arnab | |
| dc.date | 2005-12-07 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T06:53:11Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T06:53:11Z | |
| dc.description | We introduce here the two-fractal model of earthquake dynamics. As the fractured surfaces have self-affine properties, we consider the solid-solid interface of the earth's crust and the tectonic plate below as fractal surfaces. The overlap or contact area between the two surfaces give a measure of the stored elastic energy released during a slip. The overlap between two fractals change with time as one moves over the other and we show that the time average of the overlap distribution follows a Gutenberg-Richter like power-law, with similar exponent value. | |
| dc.description | 7 pages, 5 eps figures; Proc. The Seventh International Conference on Vibration Problems ICOVP-2005, Ed. E. Inan (Springer, 2006) | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0512136 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0512136 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/105496 | |
| dc.subject | Statistical Mechanics | |
| dc.title | A two-fractal overlap model of earthquakes | |
| dc.type | text |