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Title Modelling critical and catastrophic phenomena in geoscience : a statistical physics approach / [edited by] Pratip Bhattacharyya, Bikas K. Chakrabarti
Published Berlin ; New York : Springer, ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 525 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Series Lecture notes in physics, 0075-8450 ; 705
Lecture notes in physics ; 705. 0075-8450
Contents Statistical physics of fracture and earthquake / B.K. Chakrabarti -- Rupture processes in fibre bundle models / P.C. Hemmer, A. Hansen, S. Pradhan -- Extensions of fibre bundle models / F. Kun [and others] -- Survey of scaling surfaces / A. Hansen, J. Mathiesen -- Some early earthquake source models / R. Burridge -- Geometric models of earthquakes / P. Bhattacharyya -- Friction, stick-slip motion and earthquake / H. Matsukawa, T. Saito -- Statistical features of earthquake temporal occurrence / Á. Corral -- Spatiotemporal correlations of earthquakes / H. Kawamura -- Space-time combined correlation between earthquakes and a new, self-consistent definition of aftershocks / V. De Rubeis [and others] -- Short-term prediction of medium- and large-size earthquakes based on Markov and extended self-similarity analysis of seismic data / M.R.R. Tabar and others] -- Why does theoretical physics fail to explain and predict earthquake occurrence? / Y.Y. Kagan -- Aeolian transport and dune formation / H.J. Herrmann -- Avalanches and ripples in sandpiles / A. Mehta -- Dynamics of stick-slip : some universal and not so universal features / G. Ananthakrishna, R. De -- Search for precursors in some models of catastrophic failures / S. Pradhan, B.K. Chakrabarti -- Nonlinear analysis of radon time series related to earthquake / N.K. Das [and others] -- A thermomechanical model of earthquakes / B. Bal, K. Ghosh -- Fractal dimension of the 2001 El Salvador earthquake time series / Md. Nurujjaman, R. Narayanan, A.N.S. Iyengar -- Approach in time to breakdown in the RRTN model / A.K. Sen, S. Mozumdar -- Critical behaviour of mixed fibres with uniform distribution / U. Divakaran, A. Dutta
Summary This book presents a broad survey of models for critical and catastrophic phenomena in the geosciences, with strong emphasis on earthquakes. It assumes the perspective of statistical physics, which provides the theoretical frame for dealing with complex systems in general. This volume addresses graduate students wishing to specialize in the field and researchers working or interested in the field having a background in the physics, geosciences or applied mathematics
Analysis Physics approaches
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Earthquakes -- Mathematical models -- Congresses
Seismology -- Statistical methods -- Congresses
NATURE -- Earthquakes & Volcanoes.
SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Seismology & Volcanism.
Seismology -- Statistical methods.
Earthquakes -- Mathematical models.
Physique.
Earthquakes -- Mathematical models
Seismology -- Statistical methods
Genre/Form proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
Form Electronic book
Author Bhattacharyya, Pratip.
Chakrabarti, B. K. (Bikas K.), 1952-
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