The Solid Earth

An Introduction to Global Geophysics

C. M. R. Fowler

685 pages, parution le 15/12/2004 (2^eme édition)

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Geophysics is a broad subject that encompasses not only the physics of the Earth but also that of the atmosphere and oceans. The heart of geophysics, however, is the theory of the solid Earth. This acclaimed textbook provides a general introduction to the study of modern physics of the solid Earth, including the workings of both the Earth's surface and its deep interior.

The book begins with a brief historical introduction to developments in geophysics. The next chapter discusses the important theory of plate tectonics and is followed logically by a chapter on geomagnetism and palaeomagnetism. Subsequent chapters deal with the subjects of seismology, gravity, radioactivity and the age of the Earth, and heat flow in the Earth. The book concludes with chapters on the mantle and core, and on the oceanic and continental lithospheres.

The emphasis throughout the discussion is on basic physical principles rather than instrumentation or data handling. Many helpful worked examples are given in the text and, in addition, there are exercises of various degrees of complexity at the end of each chapter. Solutions to many of the exercises are available to tutors by emailing splutions@cambridge.org. The book also contains an extensive glossary of geological and physical terms, as well as appendices that develop the more advanced mathematical aspects of seismology.

The Solid Earth is a textbook for undergraduate students enrolled in introductory geophysics courses who have a general background in the physical sciences, including introductory calculus. It can also be used as a reference book for graduate students and other researchers in the geological and geophysical sciences. This second edition has been revised to bring the content fully up to date and to reflect the most recent advances in geophysical research.

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Preface to the first edition
Preface to the second edition
Acknowledgements to the first edition
Acknowledgements to the second edition
Introduction
Tectonics on a sphere: the geometry of plate tectonics
Past plate motions
Seismology Measuring the interior
Gravity
Geochronology
Heat
The deep interior of the Earth
The oceanic lithosphere: ridges, transforms, trenches and oceanic islands
The continental lithosphere
Appendix 1 : Scalars, vectors and differential operators
Appendix 2 : Theory of elasticity and elastic waves
Appendix 3 : Geometry of ray paths and inversion of earthquake body-wave time-distance curves
Appendix 4 : The least-squares method
Appendix 5 : The error function
Appendix 6 : Units and symbols
Appendix 7 : Numerical data
Appendix 8 : The IASP91 Earth model
Appendix 9 : The Preliminary Reference Earth Model, isotropic version - PREM
Appendix 10 : The Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (abridged version)
Glossary
Index

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Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	C. M. R. Fowler
Parution	15/12/2004
Édition	2^eme édition
Nb. de pages	685
Format	19 x 24,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	1960g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9780521893077
ISBN13	978-0-521-89307-7