Principles of the Gravitational Method

Theory and applications of gravity in Geodesy

Alex Kaufman (Author), Richard O. Hansen (Author)

9780444529930, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 7 November 2007

258 pages
24 x 16.5 x 2.2 cm, 0.61 kg

This self-contained monograph gives a thorough introduction to the theory of gravity which is used as the basis for developing applications in exploration and geodesy. In addition, a survey of gravity instrumentation is given, with emphasis on the theory of underlying these instruments. The book finishes with an exposition of forward modeling and inverston, again emphasizing fundamental principles.

Introduction. Acknowledgements. List of symbols. 1. Principles of theory of attraction. 2. Gravitational field of the earth. 3. Principles of measurements of the gravitational field. 4: Uniqueness and the solution of the inverse problem in gravity. Appendix. References. Index.

Subject Areas: Earth sciences [RB], Geophysics [PHVG], Gravity [PHDV]