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Brittle Tectonics: A Non-linear Dynamical System

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Glossary

Definition of the Subject

Introduction

Scaling Relations: Self‐similarity

Earthquake and Fault Populations: Self-organization

Models of the System

Future Directions

Bibliography

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Abbreviations

Ductile shear zone:

A quasi‐planar tabular zone of localized shear deformation in the semi‐brittle to fully plastic regimes.

Earthquake:

Dynamically running shear instability on a fault.

Fault:

A shear crack with friction between its interfaces.

Mylonite:

A metamorphic rock with a fabric produced by shear deformation.

Suprafault:

The shear relaxation structure that includes a fault and its associated ductile shear zone.

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    Christopher H. Scholz

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Scholz, C.H. (2011). Brittle Tectonics: A Non-linear Dynamical System. In: Meyers, R. (eds) Extreme Environmental Events. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7695-6_2

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