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«Assumptions about dynamic friction affect a wide range
of earthquake science predictions, including how fast ruptures will occur, the nature of ground shaking, and residual stress levels on faults.
For nearly 40 years, Jones, a seismologist, has been a leading voice in California
on earthquake science and safety.
Two new books offer very different approaches to the fascinating and violent world of earthquake science
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Yet the precise nature of dynamic friction remains one of the biggest unknowns in
earthquake science.»
«Some people in
earthquake science have stopped asking the big questions.