History of Science and Engineering Annotation << Back STUDIES OF THE FAR EAST HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEMS IN THE CONTEXT OF ORIGIN OF THE BIOSPHERE V.N. Kompanichenko, V.A. Poturay, K.V. Shlufman The results of investigation of some Far-Eastern hydrothermal systems connected with the biosphere origin problem are considered. The research was carried out in ICARP in two directions: a) exploration of organic matter in thermal water; b) exploration of thermodynamic fl uctuations in the medium. In the framework of the fi rst direction the following aspects were defi ned: the list of organic compounds, their relative contents, variability and genesis. Multilevel fl uctuations of water-steam mixture pressure (amplitudes, periods/frequencies) were characterized on the second goal. These data allowed concretize one of the key thesis of the inversion model of the biosphere origin proposing the necessity of signifi cant thermodynamic fl uctuations in the origin-of-life medium. Keywords: thermal water; organic compounds; fl uctuations; genesis; the thermodynamic parameters. Contacts: E-mail: kompanv@yandex.ru Pp. 084-094.