Linear and nonlinear stability of rate-and-state faults

Robert C Viesca

Presentation information

[E] Oral

S (Solid Earth Sciences ) » S-CG Complex & General

[S-CG56] Science of Slow and Fast Earthquakes

Wed. May 27, 2026 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Convention Hall (CH-B) (International Conference Hall, Makuhari Messe)

Chairperson:Huang Yihe(University of Michigan Ann Arbor), Wei Shawn Songqiao(Michigan State University)

4:00 PM - 4:15 PM

[SCG56-51] Linear and nonlinear stability of rate-and-state faults

*Robert C Viesca^1,2, Dmitry I Garagash³ (1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tufts University, 2. Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo, 3. Department of Civil and Resource Engineering, Dalhousie University)

Keywords:earthquake nucleation, slow slip, aseismic transients, rate and state friction, earthquake cycle simulations, linear stability analysis