Earths Core: Advances in Composition, State, and Dynamics

Earth's Core: Advances in Composition, State, and Dynamics provides a detailed discussion of the Earth's core, including the composition and state of the Earth's interior, geodynamics, mineral physics, and seismic deep Earth structure. It offers details and enhancements on existing theories, lays to rest some older theories, and inspires new theories using observational tests, ranking conclusions, and identifying outstanding questions. Each focused chapter presents several competing theories and suggests observational tests for each one. Including detailed discussions of the core-mantle boundary, the evolution of the core, compositional dynamo, and inner core phases and dynamics, Earth's Core offers a unique interdisciplinary perspective on what we know and what we have yet to discover. By identifying unsolved problems with competing answers, it can be used to help identify and motivate further research, making it a valuable resource for researchers in deep earth geophysics, as well as many sub-disciplines including seismology, geodynamics, geomagnetism, and mineral physics. Includes multidisciplinary observations constraining the composition and dynamics of the Earth's coreConcisely presents competing theories and arguments on the composition, state, and dynamics of the Earth's interiorProvides observational tests of various theories to enhance understanding INDICE: 1. Introduction 2. Outer Core Composition 3. Thermal and Compositional Evolution of the Outer Core 4. Geomagnetism 5. Inner Core Composition and Phase 6. Inner Core Dynamics 7. Testing Hypotheses and Future Research

• ISBN: 978-0-12-811400-1
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 350
• Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2020
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés