Analytical treatment for a spring-block model

Abstract
The stick-slip process in a spring-block model is considered in terms of cellular automaton. The probability of the slip size is exactly calculated. It is shown analytically that there is a scaling relation D(Δ)∝Δξ exp(-Δ/Δ0) between the slip size Δ and its probability D(Δ) with a universal exponent ξ=-3/2, while the value of Δ0 depends on the details of the system.

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