New theory of the Earth / / Don L. Anderson [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910457750803321
• Autore: Anderson Don L.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2007
• ISBN: 1-107-16487-7; 1-139-16729-4; 0-511-27293-6; 0-511-64909-6; 0-511-56801-0; 0-511-27372-X
• Edizione: [Second edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xv, 384 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 551.1/1
• Soggetti: Earth sciences
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Planetary perspective -- Earth : the dynamic planet -- Radial and lateral structure -- Sampling the Earth -- Mineral physics -- Origin and evolution of the layers and blobs -- Energetics.
• Sommario/riassunto: Theory of the Earth is an interdisciplinary advanced textbook on the origin, composition, and evolution of the Earth's interior: geophysics, geochemistry, dynamics, convection, mineralogy, volcanism, energetics and thermal history. This is the only book on the whole landscape of deep Earth processes which ties together all the strands of the subdisciplines. It is a complete update of Anderson's Theory of the Earth (1989). It includes many new sections and dozens of new figures and tables. As with the original book, this new edition will prove to be a stimulating textbook on advanced courses in geophysics, geochemistry, and planetary science, and supplementary textbook on a wide range of other advanced Earth science courses. It will also be an essential reference and resource for all researchers in the solid Earth sciences.