Geodynamics

A fully updated third edition of this classic textbook, containing two new chapters on numerical modelling supported by online MATLAB® codes.

Donald Turcotte (Author), Gerald Schubert (Author)

9780521186230, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 7 April 2014

636 pages, 456 b/w illus. 23 colour illus. 28 tables 285 exercises
25.4 x 22.2 x 3.8 cm, 1.56 kg

'Essential reading for any Earth scientist, this classic textbook has been providing advanced undergraduate and graduate students with the fundamentals needed to develop a quantitative understanding of the physical processes of the solid Earth for over thirty years. The book has been brought fully up to date with the inclusion of new material on planetary geophysics and other cutting edge topics.' GeoQ

Essential reading for any Earth scientist, this classic textbook has been providing advanced undergraduate and graduate students with the fundamentals needed to develop a quantitative understanding of the physical processes of the solid earth for over thirty years. This third edition has two completely new chapters covering numerical modelling and geophysical MATLAB® applications, and the text is now supported by a suite of online MATLAB® codes that will enable students to grasp the practical aspects of computational modelling. The book has been brought fully up to date with the inclusion of new material on planetary geophysics and other cutting edge topics. Exercises within the text allow students to put the theory into practice as they progress through each chapter and carefully selected further reading sections guide and encourage them to delve deeper into topics of interest. Answers to problems available within the book and also online, for self-testing, complete the textbook package.

Preface to the third edition
1. Plate tectonics
2. Stress and strain in solids
3. Elasticity and flexure
4. Heat transfer
5. Gravity
6. Fluid mechanics
7. Rock rheology
8. Faulting
9. Flows in porous media
10. Chemical geodynamics
11. Fundamentals of MATLAB®-based numerical computation
12. Geodynamical applications using MATLAB®
Appendix A. Symbols and units
Appendix B. Physical constants and properties
Appendix C. Answers to selected problems
Appendix D. MATLAB® solutions to selected problems
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Geology & the lithosphere [RBG], Earth sciences [RB], Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning [R]