Geodynamics

Author: Bai Wuming
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Publish Date: 2003-04-01
Features: Earth dynamics involves the study of various aspects, including the material properties, rheological characteristics, deformation behavior of rocks and minerals, and the driving force sources of lithospheric movement within different layers of the Earth. Plate tectonics and continental tectonics are the main subjects of earth dynamics research. Plate tectonics theory successfully describes and explains the kinematics of plate or lithospheric movements at different scales, as well as various phenomena caused by plate interactions. Continental tectonics, on the other hand, primarily studies the formation of continental basins, deformation of orogenic belts, uplift of plateaus, deep thermal-structural processes in the continental lithosphere, and the dynamic mechanisms of different tectonic phenomena. This book primarily discusses and analyzes the mechanical properties of rocks and minerals, the structure and composition of the Earth, the stress state of the lithosphere, the thermal, gravitational, and mantle flow within the Earth, as well as the basic concepts of plate tectonics and continental tectonics, providing fundamental theoretical knowledge for researchers interested in earth dynamics.