Balachandar S. Chaotic Processes in the Geological Sciences

NY: Springer-Verlag, 1992. — 317 p. — ISBN: 1468406450.This IMA Volume in Mathematics and its Applications "Chaotic Processes in the Geological Sciences" is based on the proceedings of a workshop which was an integral part of the 1989-90 IMA program on "Dynamical Systems and their Applications". The workshop was intended to be an arena for scientific exchanges between earth scientists and mathematical researchers, especially with experts in dynamical systems.Turbulent Thermal Convection
Spherical Symmetry-Breaking Bifurcations and Thermal Convection in the Earth’s Mantle
Convection and Chaos
Strongly Chaotic Newtonian and Non-Newtonian Mantle Convection
Routes to Chaos in the Solid Earth
Mantle Phase Transitions, Layered Chaotic Convection, and the Viscosity of the Deep Mantle
Vigorous Motions in Magma Chambers and Lava Lakes
The Eruption and Spreading of Lava
Modeling Transport Processes in Nonlinear Systems: The Example of Solidification and Convection
Convection in Porous Media with Thermal and Chemical Buoyancy: A Comparison of Two Models for Solute Dispersion
Dynamo Theory
Theory of the Geodynamo and Core-Mantle Coupling
Nonlinear Dynamical Models for Earthquakes and Frictional Sliding
The Spatial Structure of Isotropic Turbulence and the Related Three-Dimensional Graphics Problems