The Earth as an open system: Geological and geophysical consequences

In spite of numerous publications, in which the nonlinear and fractal nature of the Earth evolution is emphasized, until now, many processes in the solid Earth are considered in terms of the classical science of the closed equilibrium systems. The basic properties of the open dissipative nonlinear s...

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Published inIzvestiya. Physics of the solid earth Vol. 45; no. 8; pp. 624 - 632
Main Author Genshaft, Yu. S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht SP MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica 01.08.2009
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Earthquakes
Geophysics
Geophysics/Geodesy
Plate tectonics
Seismic activity
Seismology
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Summary:In spite of numerous publications, in which the nonlinear and fractal nature of the Earth evolution is emphasized, until now, many processes in the solid Earth are considered in terms of the classical science of the closed equilibrium systems. The basic properties of the open dissipative nonlinear systems and their manifestation in all geospheres are discussed. Based on the ideas that the Earth is a nonlinear open system, special attention is given to the study of the problems of the earthquake mechanisms, their prediction, and the tectonophysical experiments. The reason for the awkward adoption of the new paradigm by the scientific community in the earth sciences is analyzed.
ISSN:1069-3513
1555-6506
DOI:10.1134/S1069351309080023