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Aging in coherent noise models and natural time
1Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Ege University, 35100 Izmir, Turkey. tirnakli@sci.ege.edu.tr
Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
|December 17, 2004
Summary
This study uses natural time analysis to model aftershock event correlations. The coherent noise model successfully reproduces seismic aging and scaling properties, revealing power-law decay in event correlations.
Area of Science:
- Geophysics
- Complex Systems Analysis
- Statistical Mechanics
Background:
- Aftershock sequences exhibit complex temporal correlations.
- Understanding seismic event correlation is crucial for earthquake forecasting.
- Natural time analysis offers a novel framework for time-series analysis.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate event correlation in aftershocks using the coherent noise model.
- To analyze seismic data within the natural time framework.
- To characterize the scaling properties of seismic event correlations.
Main Methods:
- Application of the coherent noise model.
- Utilizing natural time analysis for time-series data.
- Analysis of scaling properties and event correlation functions.
Main Results:
- The coherent noise model accurately reproduces the aging phenomenon observed in seismic data.
- The model successfully replicates the scaling properties of aftershock sequences.
- Event correlation in natural time exhibits a power-law decay governed by a q-exponential function.
Conclusions:
- Natural time analysis provides a robust framework for studying seismic event correlations.
- The q-exponential function from nonextensive statistical mechanics describes the observed scaling behavior.
- The coherent noise model is effective in capturing the dynamics of aftershock sequences.