Geophysics

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[2] viXra:2505.0183 [pdf] submitted on 2025-05-26 23:31:58

Quantifying Geothermal Energy Potential: Embracing Uncertainty for Robust National Renewable Estimates

Authors: Victor Christianto, Florentin Smarandache
Comments: 10 Pages. (Note by viXra Admin: Please submit article written with AI assistance to ai.viXra.org)

Geothermal energy, a stable and baseload renewable resource, holds significant promise for decarbonizing global energy systems. However, accurately quantifying its potential remains a challenge due to inherent geological uncertainties. Traditional one-value estimates often fail to capture the full spectrum of possibilities, leading to potentially misleading national renewable energy projections. This article explores the importance of incorporanting uncertainty modelling into geothermal resource assessment and proposes a methodology for expressing national potential as a range, especially based on Neutrosophic Logic/Probability theory introduced by one of us (FS).
Category: Geophysics

[1] viXra:2505.0017 [pdf] replaced on 2025-05-26 23:39:28

Seismic Activation Modeling with Statistical Physics

Authors: Daniel Brox
Comments: 8 Pages.

Starting from a quasi-elastostatic description of a seismic activation region, it is explained how accelerating seismic release preceding a mainshock event can be described in terms of a 2D linear sigma model with quartic self interaction. This model is demonstrated to account for the discrepancy in accelerating release critical exponents calculated by fracture damage mechanics and critical point models of seismic activation.
Category: Geophysics