Geodynamics

First published in 1982, Don Turcotte and Jerry Schubert's Geodynamics became a classic textbook for several generations of students of geophysics and geology. The authors bring this text completely up-to-date in this second edition. Important additions include a chapter on chemical geodynamics, an updated coverage of comparative planetology based on recent planetary missions, and a variety of other new topics. Geodynamics provides the fundamentals necessary for an understanding of the workings of the solid earth, describing the mechanics of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain building in the context of the role of mantle convection and plate tectonics. Observations such as the earth's gravity field, surface heat flow, distribution of earthquakes, surface stresses and strains, and distribution of elements are discussed. Geodynamics Provides The Fundamentals Necessary For An Understanding Of The Workings Of The Solid Earth. The Earth Is A Heat Engine, With The Source Of The Heat The Decay Of Radioactive Elements And The Cooling Of The Earth From Its Initial Accretion. The Work Output Includes Earthquakes, Volcanic Eruptions, And Mountain Building. Geodynamics Comprehensively Explains These Concepts In The Context Of The Role Of Mantle Convection And Plate Tectonics...this New Edition Of Geodynamics Will Once Again Prove To Be A Classic Textbook For Intermediate To Advanced Undergraduates And Graduate Students In Geology, Geophysics, And Earth Science --p. [2], Cover. Preface -- Preface To The Second Edition -- Plate Tectonics -- Stress And Strain In Solids -- Elasticity And Flexure -- Heat Transfer -- Gravity -- Fluid Mechanics -- Rock Rheology -- Faulting -- Flow In Porous Media -- Chemical Geodynamics -- Appendix One. Symbols And Units -- Appendix Two. Physical Constants And Properties -- Answers To Selected Problems -- Index. Donald L. Turcotte, Gerald Schubert. Rev. Ed. Of: Geodynamics Applications Of Continuum Physics To Geological Problems, C1982. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "Geodynamics provides the fundamentals necessary for an understanding of the workings of the solid Earth. The Earth is a heat engine, with the source of the heat the decay of radioactive elements and the cooling of the Earth from its initial accretion. The work output includes earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain building. Geodynamics comprehensively explains these concepts in the context of the role of mantle convection and plate tectonics ... This new edition of Geodynamics will once again prove to be a classic textbook for intermediate to advanced undergraduates and graduate students in geology, geophysics, and Earth science"--Page [2], cover