Published December 6, 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

Self-Organized Criticality and earthquakes

  • 1. NEST-CNR INFM-Scuola Normale Superiore, Piazza dei Cavalieri 7, I-56126 Pisa (Italy)
  • 2. Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia and INFN, Via S. Sofia 64, 95123 Catania (Italy)
  • 3. Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia and INFN, Via S. Sofia 64, 95127 Catania (Italy)
  • 4. Dept. of Seismology and Tectonophysics, INGV, I-00143 Rome (Italy)

Description

We discuss recent results on a new analysis regarding models showing Self-Organized Criticality (SOC), and in particular on the OFC one. We show that Probability Density Functions (PDFs) for the avalanche size differences at different times have fat tails with a q-Gaussian shape. This behavior does not depend on the time interval adopted and it is also found when considering energy differences between real earthquakes

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
965
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 281-284
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
International conference on complexity, metastability and nonextensivity
Dates
1-5 Jul 2007
Place
Catania (Italy)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
39062751
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CRITICALITY; EARTHQUAKES; GAUSS FUNCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTIONS
Descriptors DEC
FUNCTIONS; SEISMIC EVENTS

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(c) 2007 American Institute of Physics