Statistical tests for scaling in the inter-event times of earthquakes in California

International Journal of Modern Physics B

Volumn 23, Issue 28-29, 2009, Pages 5570-5582

  Corral, Álvaro ^a  

^a CENTRE DE RECERCA MATEMÀTICA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Complex systems; Goodness of fit tests; Scaling; Statistical seismology

Indexed keywords

EID: 71949095597     PISSN: 02179792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/s0217979209063869     Document Type: Conference Paper

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