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Record Nr.

UNINA9910731459103321

Autore

Livanov Dmitry

Titolo

The Physics of Planet Earth and Its Natural Wonders / / by Dmitry Livanov

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023

ISBN

9783031334269

3031334264

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 pages)

Disciplina

550

Soggetti

Geophysics

Planetary science

Gravitation

Climatology

Oceanography

Atmospheric science

Planetary Science

Newtonian Physics

Climate Sciences

Ocean Sciences

Atmospheric Science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1 The Earth in the Solar System -- 2 The Earth and the Moon -- 3 The Depths and the Surface of the Earth -- 4 The Earth’s Atmosphere -- 5 The Ocean -- 6 Fresh Water on the Earth -- 7 The Weather and Climate.

Sommario/riassunto

From earthquakes to the northern lights and tsunamis to glacier movement, the author explains thousands of phenomena in the world around us. All of this is done using language that is simple and understandable, and at the same time this book does not try to deceive the reader, as materials of this nature often do, but uses exact physical formulas where they are needed. This book serves as an invaluable reference for physics teachers and should inspire high school students



to study physics. Many of them will very likely be able to understand that riveting events and phenomena lie behind those very same formulas that just yesterday seemed so boring. This is an excellent and unique way of easily submerging oneself into the world of science and a non-stop intellectual challenge that lures the reader in much more than any game of chess. Sir Andre Geim, 2010 Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics.