Earth's Core,

Edition 1 Geophysics of a Planet's Deepest Interior

Editors: By Vernon F. Cormier, Michael I. Bergman and Peter L. Olson

Publication Date: 06 Dec 2021

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Earth’s Core: Geophysics of a Planet’s Deepest Interior provides a multidisciplinary approach to Earth’s core, including seismology, mineral physics, geomagnetism, and geodynamics. The book examines current observations, experiments, and theories; identifies outstanding research questions; and suggests future directions for study.

With topics ranging from the structure of the core-mantle boundary region, to the chemical and physical properties of the core, the workings of the geodynamo, inner core seismology and dynamics, and core formation, this book offers a multidisciplinary perspective on what we know and what we know we have yet to discover. The book begins with the fundamental material and concepts in seismology, mineral physics, geomagnetism, and geodynamics, accessible from a wide range of backgrounds. The book then builds on this foundation to introduce current research, including observations, experiments, and theories. By identifying unsolved problems and promising routes to their solutions, the book is intended to motivate further research, making it a valuable resource both for students entering Earth and planetary sciences and for researchers in a particular subdiscipline who need to broaden their understanding.

Key Features

Includes multidisciplinary observations constraining the composition and dynamics of the Earth’s core
Concisely presents competing theories and arguments on the composition, state, and dynamics of the Earth’s interior
Provides observational tests of various theories to enhance understanding
Serves as a valuable resource for researchers in deep earth geophysics, as well as many sub-disciplines, including seismology, geodynamics, geomagnetism, and mineral physics

About the author

By Vernon F. Cormier, Department of Physics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, United States ; Michael I. Bergman, Faculty in Physics, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States and Peter L. Olson, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

1. Radial structure of Earth’s core
2. Chemical and physical state of the core
3. Geodynamo and geomagnetic basics
4. Outer core dynamics
5. Boundary regions
6. Inner core explored with seismology
7. Inner core dynamics
8. Formation and evolution of the core
9. Future research goals

Book Reviews

"If I were naming this volume, I would call it “From core to crust¿ because that is what it covers. I was very impressed by the breadth and depth of the different earth-science topics. I have rarely seen a volume that covers so many different elements of the earth sciences including gravity and magnetics, crystology, and seismology. I would recommend this volume to the broader earth-science community. The author’s approach is to cast a data net as wide as possible over the earth sciences and draw it into a planetary model for the earth’s core. There are nine high-quality chapters spanning 324 pages in this 11 × 8 inch volume,...color figures are well rendered....Four chapters have an appendix, and some others have a further readings section." — Patrick Taylor, The Leading Edge, April 2024

ISBN: 9780128114001

Page Count: 324

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Solutions to Chapter 1 Radial structure of Earth's core.pdf
Solutions to Chapter 2 Chemical and physical state of the core.pdf
Solutions to Chapter 3 Geodynamo and geomagnetic basics.pdf
Solutions to Chapter 4 Outer core dynamics.pdf
Solutions to Chapter 5 Boundary regions.pdf
Solutions to Chapter 6 Inner core explored with seismology.pdf
Solutions to Chapter 7 Inner core dynamics.pdf
Solutions to Chapter 8 Formation and evolution of the core.pdf

Geophysicists, seismologists, and geochemists; graduate students and early career post-doctoral fellows in deep earth geophysics in the subfields of seismology, geodynamics, geomagnetism, and mineral physics