Now in a greatly expanded second edition, this book relates fractals and chaos to a variety of geological and geophysical applications and introduces the fundamental concepts of fractal geometry and chaotic dynamics. In this new edition, Turcotte expands coverage of self-organized criticality and includes statistics and time series to provide a broad background for the reader. Topics include drainage networks and erosion, floods, earthquakes, mineral and petroleum resources, fragmentation, mantle convection, and magnetic field generation. The author introduces all concepts at the lowest possible level of mathematics consistent with their understanding, so that the reader requires only a background in basic physics and mathematics. He includes problems for the reader to solve. This book will appeal to a broad range of readers interested in complex natural phenomena.
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"I enjoy this book very much and frankly recommend it...The comprehensible manner of the explanation and though-provoking, interesting examples of the applications of the Fractals and Chaos in Geology and Geophysics offer not only the knowledge but also the intuitive understanding of the field." Zofia Mortimer, Pure Applied Geophysics
"...a splendid job of presenting current streams of thought on the characterization of complexity in nature..." James R. Rice, PAGEOPH
"...this is an excellent book and can be used as an advanced undergraduate and/or graduate level textbook. This is also an excellent reference for established geologists and geophysicists who wnat to learn about fractals and chaos." Wooil M. Moon, The Leading Edge
"In a grealty expanded second edition, this very well presented book relates fractals and chaos to a variety of geological and geophysical applications...." Radyadour Kh. Zeytounian, Mathematical Reviews
"...a splendid job of presenting current streams of thought on the characterization of complexity in nature..." James R. Rice, PAGEOPH
"...this is an excellent book and can be used as an advanced undergraduate and/or graduate level textbook. This is also an excellent reference for established geologists and geophysicists who wnat to learn about fractals and chaos." Wooil M. Moon, The Leading Edge
"In a grealty expanded second edition, this very well presented book relates fractals and chaos to a variety of geological and geophysical applications...." Radyadour Kh. Zeytounian, Mathematical Reviews
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The fundamental concepts of fractal geometry and chaotic dynamics, along with the related concepts of multifractals, self-similar time series, wavelets, and self-organized criticality, are introduced in this book, for a broad range of readers interested in complex natural phenomena. Now in a greatly expanded, second edition, this book relates fractals and chaos to a variety of geological and geophysical applications. All concepts are introduced at the lowest possible level of mathematics consistent with their understanding, so that the reader requires only a background in basic physics and mathematics.
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Superb application and explanation of chaos and fractals,
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Dr. Turcotte explains and applies fractals to a wide variety of geological and geophysical phenomena. The writing is accessible to any educated reader who is willing to follow the mathematics. I have found it very useful in applying fractals and chaos to my own fields of study. The second edition is a great improvement over the first: it is much expanded and clearer and begins at a more basic level. The book conveys a lapidary concision of thought that is impressive even in a pure theoretical scientist. Dr. Turcotte is to be congratulated in this important contribution, which is so very useful to scientists in other fields.
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El Profesor Donald Turcotte desde principios de los 80 ha venido trabajando en el modelamiento de problemas geológicos con fractales y caos, y su libro es una de las mejores introducciones al tema. Desde su Capítulo 1 se ve claramente el estilo concreto y práctico que lo caracteriza, y la manera como introduce el concepto de la dimensión fractal por medio de ejemplos sencillos es sin duda invaluable. El capítulo de fragmentación presenta algunos modelos interesantes de este complejo fenómeno, y los ejercicios son muy ilustrativos al respecto. El capítulo de sismicidad y tectónica presenta algunos de los más importantes resultados en la caracterización de fallas y terremotos, aunque se queda un poco corto en los avances recientes a nivel de evolución de sistemas de fallamiento. El capítulo de relación entre el tenor y el tonelaje para yacimientos minerales aún tiene su vigencia dado lo poco que se ha realizado en este campo. Su relación con los procesos magmáticos de diferenciación es muy interesante y se puede realizar mucha investigación al respecto. Su capítulo de Geomorfología presente avances interesante como el concepto de ordenamiento de tokunaga, pero también se queda un poco corto en los recientes avances en este campo. El capítulo de fractales auto-afines es una de las mejores introducciones a esta temática. El autor explica de manera clara algunos conceptos importantes como el exponente de Hurst, movimiento fraccionado browniano y cálculo de dimensiones fractales con transformada de fourier, además de introducir algunos conceptos de procesos estocásticos. El profesor Turcotte dedica algunos capítulos para hablar acerca de la teoría de sistemas dinámicos no lineales y sus posibles aplicaciones en ciencias de la Tierra. Esta vez son las inversiones del campo geomagnético y la convección en el manto los fenómenos que presentan este tipo de comportamiento y sus implicaciones en la geología y la geofísica son profundas. Su capítulo de criticalidad autoorganizada presenta claramente los conceptos fundamentales de lo que hoy en día ha llegado a ser uno de los grandes paradigmas científicos. Este capítulo permite entender la manera como se aplican este tipo de ideas al entendimiento de los terremotos, y en un futuro se extenderá a muchos otros campos de las ciencias de la tierra. Enhorabuena que el Profesor Turcotte haya publicado una obra como esta, que se convertirá en obra de referencia para la futura generación de investigadores en ciencias de la Tierra.
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The scale invariance of geological phenomena is one of the first concepts taught to a student of geology. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
comminution model, ten benchmark stations, fractal relation, drilled cells, digitized topography, fractal statistics, distributed seismicity, cumulative tonnage, wavelet scalogram, crustal volume, successive random additions, slider blocks, permeable path, corresponding fractal dimension, fractal construction, fractal trees, fractal clustering, fractal distribution, multiplicative cascade, retained square, walks illustrated, regional seismicity, background seismicity, homogeneous fractal, dynamo equations Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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The scale invariance of geological phenomena is one of the first concepts taught to a student of geology. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
comminution model, ten benchmark stations, fractal relation, drilled cells, digitized topography, fractal statistics, distributed seismicity, cumulative tonnage, wavelet scalogram, crustal volume, successive random additions, slider blocks, permeable path, corresponding fractal dimension, fractal construction, fractal trees, fractal clustering, fractal distribution, multiplicative cascade, retained square, walks illustrated, regional seismicity, background seismicity, homogeneous fractal, dynamo equations Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, San Andreas, Problems Problem, Loma Prieta, Kentucky River, Powder River, Goss Heights, Gulf of Mexico, New York, Wallowa Mountains, Arroyo Seco, Big Bear, Great Britain, Power Spectra, San Gabriel Mountains, Yellowstone National Park, Yucca Mountain New!
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- Fractals in the Earth Sciences (Applied Clinical Psychology) by C.C. Barton on 6 pages
- Fractals and Dynamic Systems in Geoscience by Jorn H. Kruhl in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Handbook of Hydrology by David Maidment in Back Matter
- Fractal Concepts in Surface Growth by Albert-Laszlo Barabasi in Back Matter
- Nonlinear Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems (Universitext) by Ferdinand Verhulst in Back Matter
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- Reduction And Predictability Of Natural Disasters (Santa Fe Institute Series) by John Rundle on 4 pages
- Seismicity Patterns, their Statistical Significance and Physical Meaning (Pageoph Topical Volumes) by Max Wyss on page 534, and page 405
- Stereology and Stochastic Geometry (Computational Imaging and Vision) by John E. Hilliard on page 432, and page 451
- The Unity of Nature: Wholeness and Disintegration in Ecology and Science by Alan Marshall on page 198, and Back Matter
- Heterogeneity in the Crust and Upper Mantle: Nature, Scaling and Seismic Properties by John A. Goff on page 154, and page 185
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