The wrinkle-like slip pulse is not important in earthquake dynamics

Geophysical Research Letters
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A particular solution for slip on an interface between different elastic materials, the wrinkle-like slip pulse, propagates in only one direction with reduced normal compressive stress. More general solutions, and natural earthquakes, need not share those properties. In a 3D dynamic model with a drop in friction and heterogeneous initial stress, the wrinkle-like slip pulse is only a small part of the solution. Rupture propagation is determined primarily by the potential stress drop, not by the wrinkle-like slip pulse. A 2D calculation with much finer resolution shows that energy loss to friction might not be significantly reduced in the wrinkle-like slip pulse. Copyright 2005 by the American Geophysical Union.
Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title The wrinkle-like slip pulse is not important in earthquake dynamics
Series title Geophysical Research Letters
DOI 10.1029/2005GL023996
Volume 32
Issue 23
Year Published 2005
Language English
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Larger Work Title Geophysical Research Letters
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