Introduction to the Physics of the Earth's Interior (Cambridge Topics in Mineral Physics and Chemistry, Series Number 3) - Softcover

Poirier, Jean-Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521388015 ISBN 13: 9780521388016

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1991

Synopsis

This book is about the inaccessible interior of the Earth. It aims to provide the background information necessary to understand the widely dispersed and sometimes controversial research about the structure, composition, or temperature of the deep Earth.

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Review

."..for the mineral physicist this volume provides a complete and up-to-date presentation of material that is difficult to find in a single volume." Carl W. Cable, PAGEOPH "For courses that include these topics, this book would be an excellent reference text....highly recommended for the equations of state and melting relations for the earth's interior." Donald L. Turcotte, Journal of Geological Education "It is a pleasure to read a book as well written and well produced as the one that Jean-Paul Poirier and C.U.P. have given us....ideal for any senior undergraduate or researcher interested in the solid Earth. It is clearly written, authoritative, well produced and keenly priced. Go and buy it!" David Price, Geological Magazine ."..provides an important summary text and helps soldify the relationship between condensed-matter physics and Earth science... Because Poirier develops the general framework by which theory and laboratory data are used to generate constraints on models of the Earth, a broad audience (both within and beyond the Earth sciences community) will be intrigued with this book." J. Michael Brown, Physics Today ."..many intermediate and advanced level geophysics textbooks briefly treat some of the basic concepts of the physics of the earth, but to date there has been no comprehensive text offering a complete background on this subject. Poirier's book does much to successfully fill this gap. The present volume is written for advanced undergraduates and graduate students without previous exposure to mineralogical and petrological physics. It will prepare readers for more advanced books...." Gerardo G. Tango, Geophysics

Book Description

This enlarged and fully updated new edition of a successful textbook comprehensively describes the structure, composition and temperature of the deep Earth. It will prove especially useful for advanced students in geophysics and mineralogy, and will also be of great value to researchers in earth sciences, physics and materials sciences.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521388015
• ISBN 13: 9780521388016
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 274