title: Similarities of multiple fracturing on a neutron star and on the Earth.
abstract: In this paper the similarities of multiple fracturing on a neutron star and on the Earth are explored, including power-law energy distributions, clustering, and the symptoms of transition to a major rupture. These similarities may reflect a scenario of a critical transition, common for a broader class of nonlinear systems.
authors.affiliation: International Institute of Earthquake Prediction Theory and Mathematical Geophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 79-2 Warshavskoe Shosse, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Kossobokov
authors.forename: V I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Keilis-Borok
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D001256:Astronomy / Q000379:methods; D018534:Earth, Planet; D009502:Neutrons; D010825:Physics / Q000379:methods