We perform a comparative statistical analysis between the acoustic-emission time series from the ancient Greek Athena temple in Syracuse and the sequence of nearby earthquakes. We find an apparent association between acoustic-emission bursts and the earthquake occurrence. The waiting-time distributions for acoustic-emission and earthquake time series are described by a unique scaling law indicating self-similarity over a wide range of magnitude scales. This evidence suggests a correlation between the aging process of the temple and the local seismic activity.

Acoustic Emission Monitoring of the Syracuse Athena Temple: Scale Invariance in the Timing of Ruptures / Niccolini, Gianni; Carpinteri, Alberto; Lacidogna, Giuseppe; MANUELLO BERTETTO, AMEDEO DOMENICO BERNARDO. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS. - ISSN 0031-9007. - STAMPA. - 108503:(2011), pp. 1-4. [10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.108503]

Acoustic Emission Monitoring of the Syracuse Athena Temple: Scale Invariance in the Timing of Ruptures

NICCOLINI, Gianni;CARPINTERI, Alberto;LACIDOGNA, GIUSEPPE;MANUELLO BERTETTO, AMEDEO DOMENICO BERNARDO
2011

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We perform a comparative statistical analysis between the acoustic-emission time series from the ancient Greek Athena temple in Syracuse and the sequence of nearby earthquakes. We find an apparent association between acoustic-emission bursts and the earthquake occurrence. The waiting-time distributions for acoustic-emission and earthquake time series are described by a unique scaling law indicating self-similarity over a wide range of magnitude scales. This evidence suggests a correlation between the aging process of the temple and the local seismic activity.
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