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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.](/courses/12-520-geodynamics-fall-2006/54fb8c950530da26d8931d26d0fbada0_12-520f06.jpg)
Sources of tectonic stress. (Image by MIT OCW.)