引言本文从两个层次来考虑地震过程问题。我们由回顾地震学家通常使用的研究破裂过程的经典宏观方法人手,然后,进入矿物和岩石破裂的微观物理学问题。在微观研究中我们强调由位错、微小裂隙以及其他缺陷所造成的不可逆的变形。最后,以微观表达式来定性描述地震的过程。对近期的一些地震热动力学的结果做了简要的回顾,给出了地 Introduction This paper considers the seismic process from two levels. We review the microscopic physics issues commonly used by seismologists to study the classical macroscopic approach to the rupture process and then into the rupture of minerals and rocks. In microscopic research we emphasize the irreversible deformation caused by dislocations, tiny cracks and other defects. Finally, the microscopic expressions to characterize the process of the earthquake. A brief review of some recent thermokinetic results is given