Non-extensive statistical physics approach to fault population distribution. A case study from the southern Hellenic arc (Central Crete) |
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Authors: | Filippos Vallianatos Eleni Kokinou Peter Sammonds |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Management, Technology and Economics, ETH Zurich, Switzerland;(2) Swiss Seismological Service, Institute of Geophysics, ETH Zurich, Switzerland; |
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Abstract: | Fault population statistics play a key role in the understanding of any statistical seismicity approach. In the present work
a non-extensive statistical physics approach is formulated and tested for the local fault length distribution. The approach
is composed of the following parts: (i) Tsallis entropy, S
q
, (ii) maximization of the Tsallis entropy under appropriate constrains, and (iii) derivation of the cumulative distribution
function (CDF) of the fault length population. This model is tested using fault length data from the Central Crete graben
in front of the Hellenic arc and estimated a thermodynamic q parameter equal to 1.16, which supports the conclusion that the fault system in Central Crete graben is a sub-extensive one. |
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