Physics of the Earth
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Physics of the Earth

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eBook - PDF

Physics of the Earth

About this book

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.

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Information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2008
Print ISBN
9780521873628
eBook ISBN
9781107299627
Edition
4
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Geophysics

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Physics of the Earth
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. 1 Origin and history of the Solar System
  8. 2 Composition of the Earth
  9. 3 Radioactivity, isotopes and dating
  10. 4 Isotopic clues to the age and origin of the Solar System
  11. 5 Evidence of the Earthā€™s evolutionary history
  12. 6 Rotation, figure of the Earth and gravity
  13. 7 Precession, wobble and rotational irregularities
  14. 8 Tides and the evolution of the lunar orbit
  15. 9 The satellite geoid, isostasy, post-glacial rebound and mantle viscosity
  16. 10 Elastic and inelastic properties
  17. 11 Deformation of the crust: rock mechanics
  18. 12 Tectonics
  19. 13 Convective and tectonic stresses
  20. 14 Kinematics of the earthquake process
  21. 15 Earthquake dynamics
  22. 16 Seismic wave propagation
  23. 17 Seismological determination of Earth structure
  24. 18 Finite strain and high-pressure equations of state
  25. 19 Thermal properties
  26. 20 The surface heat flux
  27. 21 The global energy budget
  28. 22 Thermodynamics of convection
  29. 23 Thermal history
  30. 24 The geomagnetic field
  31. 25 Rock magnetism and paleomagnetism
  32. 26 'Alternativeā€™ energy sources and natural climate variations: some geophysical background
  33. Appendix A: General reference data
  34. Appendix B: Orbital dynamics (Keplerā€™s laws)
  35. Appendix C: Spherical harmonic functions
  36. Appendix D: Relationships between elastic moduli of an isotropic solid
  37. Appendix E: Thermodynamic parameters and derivative relationships
  38. Appendix F: An Earth model: mechanical properties
  39. Appendix G: A thermal model of the Earth
  40. Appendix H: Radioactive isotopes
  41. Appendix I: A geologic time scale
  42. Appendix J: Problems
  43. References
  44. Name index
  45. Subject index