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"Fundamentals of Geophysics, Second Edition This second edition of Fundamentals of Geophysics has been completely revised and updated. It is the ideal geophysics textbook for undergraduate students of geoscience with only an introductory level of knowledge in physics and mathematics. Presenting a comprehensive overview of the fundamental principles of each major branch of geophysics (gravity, seismology, geochronology, thermodynamics, geoelectricity, and geomagnetism), this text also considers geophysics within the wider context of plate tectonics, geodynamics, and planetary science. Basic principles are explained with the aid of numerous figures, and important geophysical results are illustrated with examples from the scientific literature. Step-by-step mathematical treatments are given where necessary, allowing students to follow the derivations easily. Text-boxes highlight topics of interest for more advanced students. Each chapter contains a short historical summary and ends with a reading list that directs students to a range of simpler, alternative or more advanced resources. This new edition also includes review questions to help evaluate the reader's understanding of the topics covered and quantitative exercises at the end of each chapter. Solutions to the exercises are available to instructors. William Lowrie is Professor Emeritus of Geophysics at the Institute of Geophysics, Swiss Federal University (ETH), Zurich, where he has taught and carried out research for over thirty years. His research interests include rock magnetism, magnetostratigraphy, and tectonic applications of paleomagnetic methods. Cambridge University Press Cambridge New York Melbourne Madrid Cape Town Singapore São Paulo The Edinburgh Building Cambridge CB2 8RU UK Published in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press, New York www.cambridge.org Information on this title: www.cambridge.org 978-0-521-85902-8 (c) W. Lowrie 2007 This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published 2007 Printed in United Kingdom at the University Press, Cambridge A catalog record for this publication is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication data ISBN-13: 978-0-521-85902-8 hardback ISBN-13: 978-0-521-67596-3 paperback" Ключевые слова: canadian shield, chs, toit, thermal diusivity, material, cos, relative, cup lowrie, smoked paper, alternate zone, elastic modulus, equation, surface, dx, magnetic ?eld, lithosphere, vice versa, suciently abundant, mass, oceanic basin, velocity, source, marginal basin, ridge, anomaly, acadmie royale, john jobs, italian peninsula, angewandte geophysik, statistical preference, time, gamma, signal, core, wadatibenio zone, plate, wa, orbit, layer, qxd, polarity, lateral proling, chandler wobble, earth, seismic tomographic, ?eld, oceanic, axis, ha, uivak gneiss, structure, bulk modulus, electromagnetic surveying, geomagnetic, gd, high, eratosthenes, lowrie edn, fault, pole, subsurface coverage, distance, helical fashion, magnetic hysteresis, angle, x y, ?ow, lowrie, jobs cup, tang dynasty, users, magnetically cleaned, overly simplistic, eastern labrador, high-impedance voltmeter, easy, equal, e-components, gammagamma logging, lord rayleigh, pichon, fm r, model, principal, measurement, frequency, x-y-, dt, magnetic, earthquake, southern tibet, form, users john, change, position, laser ablation, t c, electromagnetic induction, horizontal, flow processes, bt, planet, rotation, plane, john users, record, period, computer-assisted, global tectonics, induction, depth, vertical, sounding, constant, sierra nevada, observed, lx, solar, moon, magnetization, rate, small, public, geomagnetic dynamo, magnetic lineation, seismic tomography, long, hawaiian islands, sulde ore, weakly magnetic, region, boundary, temperature, dx dy, peoples republic, data, number, heat, internal dynamo, point, broadband seismometers, shear modulus, fourier transform, ray, zone, area, edn, result, current, method, stress, crust, mineral, jobs, michelson interferometer, electrically neutral, naked eye, wave, john john, level, chs qxd, force, ocean, seismic, geophys, rock, bodily earth-tides, john, photographic paper, direction, diurnal inequality, san francisco, eq, rl, public john, orthogonal, redundant coverage, case, rugby football, van andel, r mw, magnetic storm, individual seismometers, component, unit, type, variation, measured, vening meinesz, age, cup, ground, gravity, motion, term, john public, youngs modulus, density, potential, di?erent, energy, harvard massachusetts, suture zone, fx, sedimentary basin, axial zone, qxd john, magnetic tape, electrically charged, sun, mutual inductance, local abnormality, normal, magnetotelluric sounding, ?rst, southern umbria, mantle, body, pa, hall sharma, lowrie chs, large