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In the present work, a unified theoretical framework is discussed based on the ideas of non-extensive statistical physics along with fundamental principles of physics such as the energy conservation in a faulted crustal volume undergoing stress loading. We define a generalized Benioff strain function      \u03a9 \u03be   ( t )  =   \u2211   i = 1   n  ( t )     E i \u03be   ( t )     , where Ei is the earthquake energy,     0 \u2264 \u03be \u2264 1    . and a time-to-failure power-law of      \u03a9 \u03be   ( t )      derived for a fault system that obeys a hierarchical distribution law extracted from Tsallis entropy. In the time-to-failure power-law followed by      \u03a9 \u03be   ( t )      the existence of a common exponent m\u03be which is a function of the non-extensive entropic parameter q is demonstrated. An analytic expression that connects m\u03be with the Tsallis entropic parameter q and the b value of Gutenberg\u2014Richter law is derived. In addition the range of q and b values that could drive the system into an accelerating stage and to failure is discussed, along with precursory variations of m\u03be resulting from the precursory b-value anomaly. Finally our calculations based on Tsallis entropy and the energy conservation give a new view on the empirical laws derived in the literature, the associated average generalized Benioff strain rate during accelerating period with the background rate and connecting model parameters with the expected magnitude of the main shock.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/e20100754","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,10,2]],"date-time":"2018-10-02T08:23:50Z","timestamp":1538468630000},"page":"754","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":15,"title":["A Complexity View into the Physics of the Accelerating Seismic Release Hypothesis: Theoretical Principles"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"20","author":[{"given":"Filippos","family":"Vallianatos","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"UNESCO Chair on Solid Earth Physics and Geohazards Risk Reduction, Technological Educational Institute of Crete, Crete 73100, Greece"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Georgios","family":"Chatzopoulos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"UNESCO Chair on Solid Earth Physics and Geohazards Risk Reduction, Technological Educational Institute of Crete, Crete 73100, Greece"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2018,10,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Sornette, D. 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