Physics of Sedimentology Textbook and Reference [Hardcover]

 

This textbook explains sedimentological processes via the fundamental physics that underlies the actual mechanisms involved.

Demonstrates the applicability of fundamental principles, such as Newton's Three Laws of Motion, the Law of Conservation of Energy, the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics, and of other physical relations in hydraulics and groundwater hydrology by discussions of natural processes which form sediments and sedimentary rocks.

In this second edition several chapters have been updated and amended to reflect progress in the field

Physics of Sedimentology explains sedimentological processes via the fundamental physics that underlies the actual mechanisms involved. The applicability of fundamental principles, such as Newton's Three Laws of Motion, the Law of Conservation of Energy, the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics, and of other physical relations in hydraulics and groundwater hydrology is illustrated by discussions of natural processes which form sediments and sedimentary rocks. The author's educational background as a major in physics and geology, and his 40-years' experience in teaching and research have enabled him to bring together physics and geology in this enjoyable and highly readable book. In this second edition several chapters have been updated and amended to reflect progress in the field.

1 Introduction.- 2 Sorting Out and Mixing.- 3 Grains Settle.- 4 Sediments Are Moved.- 5 Rocks Fall.- 6 Suspensions Flow.- 7 Sand Waves Migrate.- 8 Oceans Are Ventilated.- 9 Groundwater Circulates.- 10 Components Equilibrate.- 11 Evaporation Pumps.- 12 Isotopes Fractionate.- 13 Basins Subside.- 14 Why Creativity in Geology.- Appendix I.- Appendix II.- References.

From the reviews of the second edition:

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