The role played by earth sciences in the scientific community has
changed considerably during this century. Since the revolutionary
discoveries of global processes such as plate tectonics, there has
been an increasing awareness of just how fundamental many of the
mechanisms which dominate in these processes depend on the physical
properties of the materials of which the earth is made. One of the
prime objectives of mineral sciences is now to understand and
predict these properties in a truly quantitative manner. The
macroscopic properties which are of most immediate interest in this
context fall within the conventional definitions of thermodynamics,
magnetism, elasticity, dielectric susceptibilities, conductivity
etc. These properties reflect the microscopic contributions, at an
atomistic level, of harmonic and anharmonic lattice vibrations,
ionic and electronic transport as well as a great variety of
ordering and clustering phenomena. The advances made by solid state
physicists and chemists in defining the underlying phenomena
lnvolved in the thermal evolution of materials have stimulated
major new research initiatives within the Earth Sciences. Earth
Scientists have combined to form active groups within the wider
community of solid state and materials scientists working towards a
better understanding of those physical processes which govern not
only the behaviour of simple model compounds but also that of
complex materials like minerals. Concomitant with this change in
direction has come an increasing awareness of the need to use the
typical working tools of other disciplines.
General
Imprint: |
Kluwer Academic Publishers
|
Country of origin: |
Netherlands |
Series: |
NATO Science Series C, 225 |
Release date: |
1988 |
First published: |
1988 |
Editors: |
Ekhard K. H Salje
|
Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 39mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
707 |
Edition: |
1988 ed. |
ISBN-13: |
978-90-277-2656-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Chemistry >
Mineralogy >
General
|
LSN: |
90-277-2656-6 |
Barcode: |
9789027726568 |
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!