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12.520 | Fall 2006 | Graduate

Geodynamics

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This course deals with mechanics of deformation of the crust and mantle, with emphasis on the importance of different rheological descriptions: brittle, elastic, linear and nonlinear fluids, and viscoelastic.

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Diagram of tectonic plates showing possible sources of stress.
Sources of tectonic stress. (Image by MIT OCW.)
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