Fundamentals of the Thermohydrogravidynamic Theory of the Global Seismotectonic Activity of the Earth

The article presents the fundamentals of the cosmic geophysics (representing the deterministic thermohydrogravidynamic theory intended for earthquakes prediction) based on the author's generalized differential formulation of the first law of thermodynamics extending the classical Gibbs' formulation by taking into account (along with the classical infinitesimal change of heat and the classical infinitesimal change of the internal energy ) the infinitesimal increment of the macroscopic kinetic energy , the infinitesimal increment of the gravitational potential energy , the generalized expression for the infinitesimal work done by the nonpotential terrestrial stress forces (determined by the symmetric stress tensor ) acting on the boundary of the continuum region , and the infinitesimal increment of energy due to the cosmic and terrestrial nonstationary energy gravitational influence on the continuum region during the infinitesimal time . Based on the established generalized differential formulation of the first law of thermodynamics, the author explains the founded cosmic energy gravitational genesis of the strong Chinese 2008 and the strong Japanese 2011 earthquakes. 1. Introduction The problem of the long-term predictions of the strong earthquakes [1, 2] is the significant problem of the modern geophysics. The analysis of the period 1977–1985 revealed [3] the strongly nonrandom tendencies in the earthquake-induced geodetic changes (owing to the mass redistribution of material inside the Earth) related to the change of the Earth’s rotation and the Earth’s gravitational field. The analysis of the period 1977–1993 (characterized by 11015 major earthquakes) revealed [4] the strong earthquakes’ tendency to increase the Earth’s spin (rotational) energy. The analysis of the same period 1977–1993 revealed [5] “an extremely strong tendency for the earthquakes to decrease the global gravitational energy” confirming the inherent relation of the earthquakes with the transformation of the Earth’s gravitational energy into the seismic wave energy and frictional heat. The previous analysis of the principal geological features of the past years revealed [6] the geological evidence for a pulsating gravitation related to periodic variation of the Earth’s radius during the geological evolution of the Earth. The combination of satellite and gravimetric data revealed [7] the free-air anomalies of the Earth’s gravitational field. It is well known that “the deterministic prediction of the time of origin, hypocentral (or epicentral) location, and magnitude of an impending