Buch, Englisch, 414 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 297 mm, Gewicht: 1114 g
ISBN: 978-0-412-54670-9
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
- provides the only unified treatment of the rheology of the Earth at this level, making it useful to students and researchers alike;
- includes discussions of seismology, mantle convection and plate tectonics;
- is completely up to date, providing a much needed account of thermal and mechanical processes in geodynamics.
Zielgruppe
Research
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Geodäsie, Kartographie, GIS, Fernerkundung
- Geowissenschaften Geologie Geodäsie, Kartographie, Fernerkundung
- Geowissenschaften Geologie Tektonik, Strukturgeologie
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Geophysik
- Geowissenschaften Geologie Geophysik
- Geowissenschaften Geologie Geomorphologie, Erosion, Glaziologie
Weitere Infos & Material
Preface. Introduction to the second edition. Introduction to the first edition. Part One: Rheology of Continua. 1. Continuum mechanics and rheology. 2. Stress, deformation and strain. 3. Elasticity. 4. Flow, strain rate and viscosity. 5. Strength, failure and plasticity. Part Two: The Continuum Approach to Earth Rheology. 6. The short timescale: seismological Earth models. 7. Temperature and heat transfer. 8. The long timescale: geodynamics and plate tectonics. Part Three: The Microphysical Approach to Earth Rheology. 9. The atomic basis of deformation. 10. Creep of polycrystals at high temperature and pressure. 11. Deformation maps and isomechanical groups. 12. Earth rheology from microphysics. References. Acknowledgements. Index.