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Theoretical mantle dynamics / Neil M. Ribe.

By: Ribe, Neil M, 1955- [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2018Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 314 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781316795897 (ebook).Subject(s): Earth (Planet) -- Mantle | GeodynamicsAdditional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification: 551.1/16 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Formulating geodynamical model problems: three case studies -- Dimensional and scaling analysis -- Self-similarity and intermediate asymptotics -- Slow viscous flow -- Elasticity and viscoelasticity -- Boundary-layer theory -- Long-wave theories, I: lubrication theory and related techniques -- Long-wave theories, II: shells, plates and sheets -- Theory of two-phase flow -- Hydrodynamic stability and thermal convection -- Convection in more realistic systems.
Summary: Geodynamics is the study of the deformation and flow of the solid Earth and other planetary interiors. Focusing on the Earth's mantle, this book provides a comprehensive, mathematically advanced treatment of the continuum mechanics of mantle processes and the craft of formulating geodynamical models to approximate them. Topics covered include slow viscous flow, elasticity and viscoelasticity, boundary-layer theory, long-wave theories including lubrication theory and shell theory, two-phase flow, and hydrodynamic stability and thermal convection. A unifying theme is the utility of powerful general methods (dimensional analysis, scaling analysis, and asymptotic analysis) that can be applied in many specific contexts. Featuring abundant exercises with worked solutions for graduate students and researchers, this book will make a useful resource for Earth scientists and applied mathematicians with an interest in mantle dynamics and geodynamics more broadly.
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Formulating geodynamical model problems: three case studies -- Dimensional and scaling analysis -- Self-similarity and intermediate asymptotics -- Slow viscous flow -- Elasticity and viscoelasticity -- Boundary-layer theory -- Long-wave theories, I: lubrication theory and related techniques -- Long-wave theories, II: shells, plates and sheets -- Theory of two-phase flow -- Hydrodynamic stability and thermal convection -- Convection in more realistic systems.

Geodynamics is the study of the deformation and flow of the solid Earth and other planetary interiors. Focusing on the Earth's mantle, this book provides a comprehensive, mathematically advanced treatment of the continuum mechanics of mantle processes and the craft of formulating geodynamical models to approximate them. Topics covered include slow viscous flow, elasticity and viscoelasticity, boundary-layer theory, long-wave theories including lubrication theory and shell theory, two-phase flow, and hydrodynamic stability and thermal convection. A unifying theme is the utility of powerful general methods (dimensional analysis, scaling analysis, and asymptotic analysis) that can be applied in many specific contexts. Featuring abundant exercises with worked solutions for graduate students and researchers, this book will make a useful resource for Earth scientists and applied mathematicians with an interest in mantle dynamics and geodynamics more broadly.

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