Articles | Volume 22, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-22-499-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-22-499-2015
Research article
 | 
08 Sep 2015
Research article |  | 08 Sep 2015

Earthquake sequencing: chimera states with Kuramoto model dynamics on directed graphs

K. Vasudevan, M. Cavers, and A. Ware

Download

Interactive discussion

Status: closed
Status: closed
AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment
Printer-friendly Version - Printer-friendly version Supplement - Supplement

Peer-review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
AR by Kris Vasudevan on behalf of the Authors (31 May 2015)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (29 Jul 2015) by Jürgen Kurths
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (09 Aug 2015)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (09 Aug 2015)
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (11 Aug 2015) by Jürgen Kurths
AR by Kris Vasudevan on behalf of the Authors (19 Aug 2015)  Author's response   Manuscript 
Download
Short summary
Earthquake sequencing is an intriguing research topic and the dynamics involved are complex. For directed graphs that represent earthquake sequencing, the Kuramoto model yields synchronization. Inclusion of non-local effects evokes the occurrence of chimera states or the co-existence of synchronous and asynchronous behavior among earthquake zones. It is the chaotic dynamics of them resulting in certain patterns that we begin to see in the sequence of seismic events with a very simple model.