12.520 | Fall 2006 | Graduate

Geodynamics

Readings

Text

Turcotte, D. L., and J. Schubert. Geodynamics. 2nd ed. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2001. ISBN: 9780521666244.

Supplementary Texts

Malvern, L. E. Introduction to the Mechanics of a Continuous Medium. Paramus, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1977. ISBN: 9780134876030.

Ranalli, G. Rheology of the Earth. New York, Ny: Springer; 2nd ed. edition, 1995. ISBN: 9780412546709.

Reference Books

Jaeger, J. C. Elasticity, Fracture and Flow. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons Inc. ISBN: 978047043645.

Ramsay, J. G. Folding and Fracturing of Rocks. Caldwell, NJ: Blackburn Press, 2004. ISBN: 9781930665897.

Pearson, C. E. Theoretical Elasticity. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1959. ISBN: 0598266860.

Jaeger, J. C., and N. C. Cook. Fundamentals of Rock Mechanics. Chapman and Hall Ltd, 1979. ISBN: 9780470268049.

Johnson, A. M. Physical Processes in Geology. Revised ed. San Francisco, CA: Freeman, Cooper & Company, 1970. ISBN: 9780877353195.

Jeffreys, H. The Earth: Its Origin, History, and Physical Constitution. 6th ed. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1976. ISBN: 9780521206488.

Batchelor, G. K. An Introduction to Fluid Dynamics. New ed. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2000. ISBN: 9780521663960.

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