SELF-SIMILARITY OF FRICTION LAWS

Authors
VIEIRA MD HERRMANN HJ
Citation
Md. Vieira et Hj. Herrmann, SELF-SIMILARITY OF FRICTION LAWS, Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics, 49(5), 1994, pp. 4534-4541
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Physycs, Mathematical","Phsycs, Fluid & Plasmas
Journal title
Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics → ACNP
ISSN journal
1063651X
Volume
49
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Part
B
Pages
4534 - 4541
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-651X(1994)49:5<4534:SOFL>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
The change of a friction law from a mesoscopic level to a macroscopic level is studied in the spring-block models introduced by Burridge and Knopoff [Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am. 57, 341 (1967)]. We find that the Co ulomb law is always scale invariant. Other proposed scaling laws are o nly invariant under certain conditions.