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This Textbook Provides An Intuitive Yet Mathematically Rigorous Introduction To The Thermodynamics And Thermal Physics Of Planetary Processes. It Demonstrates How The Workings Of Planetary Bodies Can Be Understood In Depth By Reducing Them To Fundamental Physics And Chemistry. The Book Is Based On Two Courses Taught By The Author For Many Years At The University Of Georgia. It Includes 'guided Exercise' Boxes; End-of-chapter Problems (worked Solutions Provided Online); And Software Boxes (maple Code Provided Online). As Well As Being An Ideal Textbook On Planetary Thermodynamics For Advanced Students In The Earth And Planetary Sciences, It Also Provides An Innovative And Quantitative Complement To More Traditional Courses In Geological Thermodynamics, Petrology, Chemical Oceanography And Planetary Science. In Addition To Its Use As A Textbook, It Is Also Of Great Interest To Researchers Looking For A 'one Stop' Source Of Concepts And Techniques That They Can Apply To Their Research Problems-- Machine Generated Contents Note: 1. Energy In Planetary Processes And The First Law Of Thermodynamics; 2. Energy Sources In Planetary Bodies; 3. Energy Transfer Processes In Planetary Bodies;

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Author

Alberto Patiño Douce

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9781139127134

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Physics, Geophysics