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020 _a9781139174695 (ebook)
020 _z9780521561648 (hardback)
020 _z9780521567336 (paperback)
040 _aUkCbUP
_beng
_erda
_cUkCbUP
050 0 0 _aQE33.2.M3
_bT87 1997
082 0 0 _a550/.1/51474
_220
100 1 _aTurcotte, Donald Lawson,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aFractals and chaos in geology and geophysics /
_cDonald L. Turcotte.
246 3 _aFractals & Chaos in Geology & Geophysics
250 _aSecond edition.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c1997.
300 _a1 online resource (xii, 398 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520 _aThe fundamental concepts of fractal geometry and chaotic dynamics, along with the related concepts of multifractals, self-similar time series, wavelets, and self-organised criticality, are introduced in this book, for a broad range of readers interested in complex natural phenomena. Now in a greatly expanded second edition, this book relates fractals and chaos to a variety of geological and geophysical applications. These include drainage networks and erosion, floods, earthquakes, mineral and petroleum resources, fragmentation, mantle convection and magnetic field generation. Many advances have been made in the field since the first edition was published. In this edition coverage of self-organised criticality is expanded and statistics and time series are included to provide a broad background for the reader. All concepts are introduced at the lowest possible level of mathematics consistent with their understanding, so that the reader requires only a background in basic physics and mathematics. Problems are included for the reader to solve.
650 0 _aGeology
_xMathematics.
650 0 _aGeophysics
_xMathematics.
650 0 _aFractals.
650 0 _aChaotic behavior in systems.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521561648
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139174695
999 _c519031
_d519029