Department of Physics
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN 47809
Office: S-165H Phone: (812) 237-2043
Lab: S-122 Phone: (812) 237-2054
Fax: (812) 237-4396
efp@newton.indstate.edu
Office Hours
T,Th 2-3pm
W 1-3pm
Research Interests
• Noise-induced dynamical transitions in driven threshold systems
• Failure phenomenon (fracture and dielectric breakdown)
• EMP & Radiation effects in electronics
• Physics Education
Recent Publications
A general solution to space-change limiting in one dimension, Journal of Applied Physics 98
(10) pp.103305-103305-6 (2005)
(10) pp.103305-103305-6 (2005)
An approach to understanding avalanche statistics in mean-field driven threshold systems,
Complexity 10 (4) PP. 68-72 (2005)
Complexity 10 (4) PP. 68-72 (2005)
Simulated dynamical weakening and Abelian avalanches in mean-field driven threshold
models, Physica A, 348C pp. 572-590 (2005) PDF
models, Physica A, 348C pp. 572-590 (2005) PDF
Models of earthquake faults with long-range stress transfer, Computers in Science and
Engineering 2 (3) pp. 34-41 (2000) PDF
Engineering 2 (3) pp. 34-41 (2000) PDF
Why earthquakes stop: growth and arrest in stochastic fields, Physical Review Letters 80
(25) pp. 5698-5701 (1998)
(25) pp. 5698-5701 (1998)
Eric F. Preston
Assistant Professor