The Earth's evolution is a part of the evolution of the Solar System and of matter itself. Abundances of chemical elements can be explained only by going back to the formation of planets and earlier, to the nucleosynthesis processes. Comparisons with other planets, at different stages of development are necessary in the study of the formation and growth of the Earth's core. The same can be said of the global mobility of the outer layers of the Earth - the lithosphere. Consequently, the Earth's evolution can not be treated separately, but should be described within a broader framework. This fifth volume in the series presents ideas on evolution of the Universe, the Planetary System and the Earth. It explains the formation and early evolution of the Earth and Planets, presenting an introduction and providing background to problems of the Earth's evolution and plate tectonics - the problems to be presented in the last volume of the series. A synopsis of the achievements of cosmology is followed by a discussion of primordial nucleosynthesis, the formation of structures in the Universe, nucleosynthesis in star interiors and the formation of galaxies. Theories related to the formation of the Planetary System and reviews of the main parameters characterizing planetary bodies are also presented. A discussion on the origin of planetary bodies, based mainly on accretion theories provides evidence for the mantle-core structure of planets and their models. Chemical processes, the formation of minerals, heat processes and heat transfer, the formation of cores in the terrestrial group of planets and some elements of their magnetic fields complete the volume. This continuation of the monograph series will be of interest to scientists in the domain of the Earth sciences, especially geophysicists and geologists. The monograph combines results obtained in geophysics and planetology with a rigorous physical approach. Neverthless, it can be understood without a specialist background or higher mathematics.
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1993 This volume is a competently constructed up-to-date and detailed summary of planetary evolution. It is for the planetary scientist above other fields; in this category, the book deserves a wide readership simply for its breadth of coverage. Researchers in other fields will also find this a book worth dipping into, and whole lecture courses could be based around its contents. It appears that the initial wish to discuss planetary evolution across the solar system has resulted in an intelligent, advanced level treatise that will become widely referenced itself. -- Earth-Science Reviews
The book is exceptional because it summarizes our present knowledge in this field in a tutorial way. Therefore, scientists and students in the domains of Earth Sciences and planetology can learn a lot from this volume. Parts of it can even be used as classroom material. The figures and tables are well-chosen and most of these are very illuminating. Even institutes and individuals who usually buy few books in this field should not hesitate to purchase this one. They will not regret it. -- Space Science Review
This volume is a competently constructed up-to-date and detailed summary of planetary evolution. It is for the planetary scientist above other fields; in this category, the book deserves a wide readership simply for its breadth of coverage. Researchers in other fields will also find this a book worth dipping into, and whole lecture courses could be based around its contents. It appears that the initial wish to discuss planetary evolution across the solar system has resulted in an intelligent, advanced level treatise that will become widely referenced itself. -- Earth-Science Reviews, 1993
The book is exceptional because it summarizes our present knowledge in this field in a tutorial way. Therefore, scientists and students in the domains of Earth Sciences and planetology can learn a lot from this volume. Parts of it can even be used as classroom material. The figures and tables are well-chosen and most of these are very illuminating. Even institutes and individuals who usually buy few books in this field should not hesitate to purchase this one. They will not regret it. -- Space Science Review
This volume is a competently constructed up-to-date and detailed summary of planetary evolution. It is for the planetary scientist above other fields; in this category, the book deserves a wide readership simply for its breadth of coverage. Researchers in other fields will also find this a book worth dipping into, and whole lecture courses could be based around its contents. It appears that the initial wish to discuss planetary evolution across the solar system has resulted in an intelligent, advanced level treatise that will become widely referenced itself. -- Earth-Science Reviews, 1993
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