Theoretical Mantle Dynamics Neil M Ribe by Neil M. Ribe 9781107174467, 1107174465 instant download after payment.

Geodynamics is the study of the deformation and flow of the solid Earth and
other planetary interiors. Focusing on the Earth’s mantle, this book provides a
comprehensive, mathematically advanced treatment of the continuum mechanics of
mantle processes and the craft of formulating geodynamic models to approximate
them. Topics covered include slow viscous flow, elasticity and viscoelasticity,
boundary-layer theory, long-wave theories including lubrication theory and shell
theory, two-phase flow, and hydrodynamic stability and thermal convection.
A unifying theme is the utility of powerful general methods (dimensional analysis,
scaling analysis, and asymptotic analysis) that can be applied in many specific
contexts. Featuring abundant exercises with worked solutions for graduate students
and researchers, this book will make a useful resource for Earth scientists and
applied mathematicians with an interest in mantle dynamics and geodynamics
more broadly.
neil m. ribe is a Senior Researcher with the French National Center for
Scientific Research (CNRS), working at the FAST laboratory of the University
of Paris-South in Orsay. He has held visiting positions at the Institut de Physique
du Globe in Paris, the Earthquake Research Institute of the University of Tokyo,
and the University of Cambridge. His research interests include fluid mechanics,
geodynamics, and the history of science, and he has contributed chapters in the
Treatise on Geophysics and Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics.