Laboratory and theoretical studies suggest that earthquakes are preceded by a phase of
developing slip instability in which the fault slips slowly before accelerating to dynamic …

Abstract We perform three‐dimensional (3‐D) numerical calculations of dynamic rupture
along non‐planar faults to study the effects of fault roughness on rupture propagation and …

We discuss several problems of dynamic rupture relevant to mechanics of earthquake faults,
material sciences, and physics of spatially extended dissipative systems. The problems …

Accurate description of the topography of active fault surfaces represents an important
geophysical issue because this topography is strongly related to the stress distribution along …

We analyzed 315 dynamic strike‐slip rupture models computed up to 5.0 Hz to get a
quantitative understanding of the correlation and amplitude distributions of parameters …

We estimate the critical slip-weakening distance on earthquake faults by using a new
approach, which is independent of the estimate of fracture energy or radiated seismic …

In this study we explore experimentally the effects of fault heterogeneity on the rupture
nucleation. We conducted friction experiments between two polycarbonate plates, with a …

Earthquake source parameters such as seismic stress drop and corner frequency are
observed to vary widely, leading to persistent discussion on potential scaling of stress drop …

We review properties and processes of earthquake rupture zones based on field studies,
laboratory observations, theoretical models and simulations, with the goal of assessing the …

The initiation of frictional instability is investigated for simple models of fault zone using a
linearized perturbation analysis. The fault interface is assumed to obey a linear slip …