Scaling and Correlation Functions in a Model of a Two-dimensional Earthquake Fault
chao-dyn
2009-10-30 v1 Chaotic Dynamics
Abstract
We study numerically a two-dimensional version of the Burrige-Knopoff model. We calculate spatial and temporal correlation functions and compare their behavior with the results found for the one-dimensional model. The Gutenberg-Richter law is only obtained for special choices of parameters in the relaxation function. We find that the distribution of the fractal dimension of the slip zone exhibits two well-defined peaks coeersponding to intermediate size and large events.
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@article{arxiv.chao-dyn/9703009,
title = {Scaling and Correlation Functions in a Model of a Two-dimensional Earthquake Fault},
author = {Thordur Jonsson and Sigurdur Freyr Marinosson},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:chao-dyn/9703009},
year = {2009}
}
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14 pages, 23 Postscript figures