First published in 1982, Don Turcotte and Jerry Schubert's 'Geodynamics' became a classic textbook for several generations of students of geophysics and geology. In this second edition, the authors bring this text completely up-to-date. Important additions include a chapter on chemical geodynamics, an updated coverage of comparative planetology based on recent planetary missions, and a variety of other new topics. 'Geodynamics' provides the fundamentals necessary for an understanding of the workings of the solid earth, describing the mechanics of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain building in the context of the role of mantle convection and plate tectonics. Observations such as the earth's gravity field, surface heat flow, distribution of earthquakes, surface stresses and strains, and distribution of elements are discussed. This new edition is a textbook for intermediate to advanced undergraduates and graduate students in geology, geophysics, and earth science.

INDICE:: Plate tectonics; Stress and strain in solids; Elasticity and flexure; Heat transfer; Gravity; Fluid mechanics; Rock rheology; Faulting; Flow in porous media; Chemical geodynamics. Appendices: Symbols and units; Physical constants and properties; Answers to selected problems.