Continuum mechanics in the earth sciences / William I. Newman.

This interdisciplinary book provides graduate students in geophysics, planetary physics and geology with a class-tested, accessible overview of continuum mechanics.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Newman, William I.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
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Table of Contents:
  • Some mathematical essentials
  • Stress principles
  • Deformation and motion
  • Fundamental laws and equations
  • Linear elastic solids
  • Classical fluids
  • Geophysical fluid dynamics
  • Computation in continuum mechanics
  • Nonlinearity in the Earth.