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9780521873628

Physics of the Earth

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  • ISBN13:

    9780521873628

  • ISBN10:

    0521873622

  • Edition: 4th
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2008-09-22
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Summary

The fourth edition of Physics of the Earth maintains the original philosophy of this classic graduate textbook on fundamental solid earth geophysics, while being completely revised, updated, and restructured into a more modular format to make individual topics even more accessible. Building on the success of previous editions, which have served generations of students and researchers for nearly forty years, this new edition will be an invaluable resource for graduate students looking for the necessary physical and mathematical foundations to embark on their own research careers in geophysics. Several completely new chapters have been added and a series of appendices, presenting fundamental data and advanced mathematical concepts, and an extensive reference list, are provided as tools to aid readers wishing to pursue topics beyond the level of the book. Over 140 student exercises of varying levels of difficulty are also included, and full solutions are available online at www.cambridge.org/9780521873628.

Table of Contents

Preface
Origin and history of the Solar System
Composition of the Earth
Radioactivity, isotopes and dating
Isotopic clues to the age and origin of the Solar System
Evidence of the Earth's evolutionary history
Rotation, figure of the Earth and gravity
Precession, wobble and rotational irregularities
Tides and the evolution of the lunar orbit
The satellite geoid, isostasy and post-glacial rebound
Elastic and inelastic properties
Deformation of the crust: rock mechanics
Tectonics
Convective and tectonic stresses
Kinematics of the earthquake process
Earthquake dynamics
Seismic wave propagation
Seismological determination of Earth structure
Finite strain and high pressure equations of state
Thermal properties
The surface heat flux
The global energy budget
Thermodynamics of convection
Thermal history
The geomagnetic field
Rock magnetism and paleomagnetism
Alternative energy sources and natural climate variations: some geophysical background
General reference data
Orbital dynamics (Kepler's laws)
Spherical harmonic functions
Relationships between elastic moduli of an isotropic solid
Thermodynamic parameters and derivative properties
An Earth model: mechanical properties
A thermal model of the Earth
Radioactive isotopes
A geological time scale 2004
Problems
References
Index
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