Taras Gerya (Swiss Federal University (ETH) Zurich )

Introduction to Numerical Geodynamic Modelling

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The second edition of this popular introduction to numerical geodynamic modelling theory and applications features four new chapters. Based on the author's experience of teaching the material, and including practical exercises and MATLAB (R) examples, this user-friendly resource encourages students and researchers to experiment with geodynamic models.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 2 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 484
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Mai 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 177mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 1078g
• ISBN-13: 9781107143142
• ISBN-10: 1107143144
• Artikelnr.: 54395446

Autorenporträt

Taras Gerya is Professor of Earth Sciences at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH-Zurich). He is an expert in numerical geodynamic modelling, with his current research focusing on subduction and collision processes, ridge-transform oceanic spreading patterns, intrusion emplacement into the crust, generation of earthquakes, fluid and melt transport in the lithosphere, Precambrian geodynamics, formation of terrestrial planets and evolution of life. In 2008, he was awarded the Golden Owl Prize by ETH students for his teaching on continuum mechanics and numerical modelling.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The continuity equation
2. Density and gravity
3. Numerical solutions of partial differential equations
4. Stress and strain
5. The momentum equation
6. Viscous rheology of rocks
7. Numerical solutions of the momentum and continuity equations
8. The advection equation and marker-in-cell method
9. The heat conservation equation
10. Numerical solution of the heat conservation equation
11. 2D thermomechanical code structure
12. Elasticity and plasticity
13. 2D implementation of visco-elasto-plasticity
14. 2D thermomechanical modelling of inertial processes
15. Seismo-thermomechanical modelling
16. Hydro-thermomechanical modelling
17. Adaptive mesh refinement
18. The multigrid method
19. Programming of 3D problems
20. Numerical benchmarks
21. Design of 2D numerical geodynamic models
Epilogue: outlook
Appendix: MATLAB® program examples
References
Index.