Rheology of the Earth
Chapman and Hall (Verlag)
978-0-412-54670-9 (ISBN)
Beginning with basic principles, this advanced text gives a complete treatment of deformation and flow of earth materials from both the continuum mechanics and the microphysical viewpoints. It covers the role and consequences of rheological processes in geophysics and geodynamics in a quantitative and authoritative manner. The second edition of this successful text:
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.
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.
| Zusatzinfo | XVI, 414 p. |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 210 x 297 mm |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geophysik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-412-54670-1 / 0412546701 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-412-54670-9 / 9780412546709 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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