Shows how tectonic stress and seismic release interact, indicating critical points in earthquake dynamics.
Tectonic stress accumulation is drift; seismic release is diffusion. The Gutenberg-Richter law, Omori aftershock decay, and the seismic gap hypothesis all emerge from Pe-governed criticality. Coulomb failure criterion = V* threshold. Induced seismicity (fracking, reservoir impoundment) = externally driven Pe increase. Derives the Seismic Péclet Number and 6+ falsifiable predictions.
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Anthony W. Eckert (2026) studied this question.
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