Jean-Paul Poirier

Introduction to the Physics of the Earth's Interior

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Introduction to the Physics of the Earth's Interior describes the structure, composition and temperature of the deep Earth in one comprehensive volume. The book begins with a succinct review of the fundamentals of continuum mechanics and thermodynamics of solids, and presents the theory of lattice vibration in solids. It introduces the various equations of state, moving on to a discussion of melting laws and transport properties. The book closes with a discussion of current seismological, thermal and compositional models of the Earth. The new edition of this successful textbook has been enlarged and fully updated, taking into account the considerable experimental and theoretical progress recently made in understanding the inner structure of the Earth. Like the first edition, this will be a useful textbook for graduate and advanced undergraduate students in geophysics and mineralogy. It will also be of great value to researchers in earth sciences, physics and materials sciences.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 2., überarb. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Mai 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 514g
• ISBN-13: 9780521663922
• ISBN-10: 052166392X
• Artikelnr.: 09614025

Inhaltsangabe

Preface; Introduction; 1. Background of thermodynamics of solids; 2. Elastic moduli; 3. Lattice vibrations; 4. Equations of state; 5. Melting; 6. Transport properties; 7. Earth models; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

Rezensionen

'... many intermediate and advanced level geophysics textbooks briefly treat some of the basic concepts of the physics of the Earth, but to date there has been no comprehensive text offering a complete background on this subject. Poirier's book does much to successfully fill this gap. The present volume is written for advanced undergraduate and graduate students without previous exposure to mineralogical and petrological physics. It will prepare readers for more advanced books ...' Gerado G. Tango, Geophysics