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. 2004 Mar 19;303(5665):1859-61.
doi: 10.1126/science.1094022.

Laboratory earthquakes: the sub-Rayleigh-to-supershear rupture transition

Kaiwen Xia  1 , Ares J Rosakis, Hiroo Kanamori
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Laboratory earthquakes: the sub-Rayleigh-to-supershear rupture transition

Kaiwen Xia et al. Science. .

Abstract

We report on the experimental observation of spontaneously nucleated supershear rupture and on the visualization of sub-Rayleigh-to-supershear rupture transitions in frictionally held interfaces. The laboratory experiments mimic natural earthquakes. The results suggest that under certain conditions supershear rupture propagation can be facilitated during large earthquake events.

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