Fundamentals of Rock Physics
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Fundamentals of Rock Physics

  1. English
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  3. Available on iOS & Android
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Fundamentals of Rock Physics

About this book

Rock physics encompasses practically all aspects of solid and fluid state physics. This book provides a unified presentation of the underlying physical principles of rock physics, covering elements of mineral physics, petrology and rock mechanics. After a short introduction on rocks and minerals, the subsequent chapters cover rock density, porosity, stress and strain relationships, permeability, poroelasticity, acoustics, conductivity, polarizability, magnetism, thermal properties and natural radioactivity. Each chapter includes problem sets and focus boxes with in-depth explanations of the physical and mathematical aspects of underlying processes. The book is also supplemented by online MATLAB exercises to help students apply their knowledge to numerically solve rock physics problems. Covering laboratory and field-based measurement methods, as well as theoretical models, this textbook is ideal for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in rock physics. It will also make a useful reference for researchers and professional scientists working in geoscience and petroleum engineering.

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Yes, you can access Fundamentals of Rock Physics by Nikolai Bagdassarov in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Physical Sciences & Geophysics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title page
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. 1 Introduction
  9. 2 Density and Porosity
  10. 3 Stresses in Rocks
  11. 4 Mechanical Strain and Elastic Moduli
  12. 5 Permeability of Rocks
  13. 6 Mechanical Properties of Fluid-Bearing Rocks
  14. 7 Acoustic Properties of Rocks
  15. 8 Electric Resistivity
  16. 9 Dielectric Properties
  17. 10 Magnetic Properties of Rocks
  18. 11 Thermal Properties of Rocks and Minerals
  19. 12 Radioactive Properties of Rocks
  20. Index