caa a22 4500 475813502 CHVBK 20180406123803.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170329e20000401xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/PL00001107 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/PL00001107 Micromorphic Continuum and Fractal Fracturing in the Lithosphere [Elektronische Daten] [H. Nagahama, R. Teisseyre] —It seems that internal structures and discontinuities in the lithosphere essentially influence the lithospheric deformation such as faulting or earthquakes. The micromorphic continuum provides a good framework to study the continuum with microstructure, such as earthquake structures. Here we briefly introduce the relation between the theory of micromorphic continuum and the rotational effects related to the internal microstructure in epicenter zones. Thereafter the equilibrium equation, in terms of the displacements (the Navier equation) in the medium with microstructure, is derived from the theory of the micromorphic continuum. This equation is the generalization of the Laplace equation in terms of displacements and can lead to Laplace equations such as the local diffusion-like conservation equations for strains. These local balance/stationary state of strains under the steady non-equilibrium strain flux through the plate boundaries bear the scale-invariant properties of fracturing in the lithospheric plate with microstructure. Birkhäuser Verlag Basel,, 2000 Key Words: Micromorphic continuum, rotational wave, faults, earthquakes, fractals nationallicence Nagahama H. Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Graduate School of Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan., JP aut Teisseyre R. Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Księcia Janusza 64, 01-452 Warzaw, Poland., PL aut https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00001107 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00001107 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Nagahama H. Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Graduate School of Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan., JP aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Teisseyre R. Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Księcia Janusza 64, 01-452 Warzaw, Poland., PL aut Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer