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041			_aEng
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100			_aGanguly, Jibamitra
245		0	_aThermodynamics in earth and planetary sciences
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_aSwitzerland: _bSpringer Nature, _cc2020.
300			_axxxiii, 610p. : _bill, pbk. ; _c22cm
440			_aSpringer Textbooks in Earth Sciences, Geography and Environment
520			_aThis 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. Based on a university course, this book provides an exposition of a large spectrum of geological, geochemical and geophysical problems that are amenable to thermodynamic analysis. It also includes selected problems in planetary sciences, relationships between thermodynamics and microscopic properties, particle size effects, methods of approximation of thermodynamic properties of minerals, and some kinetic ramifications of entropy production. The textbook will enable graduate students and researchers alike to develop an appreciation of the fundamental principles of thermodynamics, and their wide ranging applications to natural processes and systems. Includes illustrations appendices, references and index.
650			_aEarth Sciences
650			_aEnvironmental Sciences
650			_aPlanetary Science
650			_aAstrobiology
650			_aGeochemistry
650			_aEnvironmental Chemistry
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