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Statistical properties and universality in earthquake and solar flare occurrence

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de Arcangelis, L., Lippiello, E., Godano, C. and Nicodemi, Mario (2008) Statistical properties and universality in earthquake and solar flare occurrence. European Physical Journal B. Condensed Matter and Complex Systems, Volume 64 (Numbers 3-4). pp. 551-555. doi:10.1140/epjb/e2008-00057-5 ISSN 1434-6028.

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Abstract

Earthquakes are phenomena of great complexity, however some simple general laws govern the statistics of their occurrence. Some of these most important laws exhibit scale invariance, as the Gutenberg-Richter law and the Omori law. The origin of these scaling behaviours is not yet fully understood and a natural fondamental question concerns the existence of these features also in other complex phenomena. A direct inspection of experimental catalogues has shown that the stochastic processes underlying solar flare and earthquake occurrence have universal properties. Another intensively debated question is the existence of correlations between magnitudes of subsequent earthquakes. Our recent analysis of the Southern California Catalogue has shown that non-zero magnitude correlations exist. A branching model based on a dynamical scaling hypothesis, relating magnitude to time, reproduces the hierarchical organization in time and magnitude of events and the observed magnitude correlations.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
Q Science > QE Geology
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Physics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Earthquakes, Earthquake prediction -- Statistical methods, Solar flares -- Forecasting -- Statistical methods
Journal or Publication Title: European Physical Journal B. Condensed Matter and Complex Systems
Publisher: Springer
ISSN: 1434-6028
Official Date: August 2008
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August 2008Published
Volume: Volume 64
Number: Numbers 3-4
Number of Pages: 5
Page Range: pp. 551-555
DOI: 10.1140/epjb/e2008-00057-5
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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