Frictional instabilities along tectonic faults produce a full spectrum of slip behaviors including
aseismic creep, slow earthquakes, and regular earthquakes. Thermally controlled rock …

Temperature serves as a critical yet elusive factor impacting the mechanical properties of
deep rocks. In this work, we shall develop a new micro‐thermomechanical model for rocks …

The standard rate‐and‐state friction (RSF) has extensively captured frictional behaviors, but
it fails to explain the velocity dependence of frictional stability transition and widespread …

Constitutive models of fault friction form the basis of physics-based simulations of seismic
activity. A generally accepted framework for the slip-rate and state dependence of friction …

The mechanisms of slip instabilities of dilatant and fluid-saturated faults remain
controversial, particularly in low-permeability environments. Using a rate and state friction …

The dynamics of the fluid flow within faults plays a critical role in the evolution of fault
strength through the seismic cycle. The key processes that control how fluids affect fault slip …