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Physics for Geologists, Second edition

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vlii Contents<br />

Polarization 47<br />

Luminescence: fluorescence and phosphorescence 51<br />

Diffraction 52<br />

Rainbows 53<br />

Stereoscopy 55<br />

5 Atomic structure and age-dating<br />

Particles 58<br />

Atoms 59<br />

Isotopes and age-dating 62<br />

6 Electromagnetic radiation<br />

Cosmic radiation 66<br />

Gamma rays 66<br />

X-rays 66<br />

Radar 69<br />

7 Heat and heat flow<br />

Heat flow 72<br />

8 Electricity and magnetism<br />

Electricity 75<br />

Magnetism 78<br />

Important electrical definitions 84<br />

9 Stress and strain<br />

Elasticity and the elastic moduli 86<br />

Friction 89<br />

Sliding 92<br />

Bending and folding 96<br />

Fracture 97<br />

Compaction, consolidation, lithification 98<br />

10 Sea waves<br />

The nature of water waves 101<br />

Tsunami, seismic sea waves or 'tidal waves' 105<br />

11 Acoustics: sound and other waves<br />

Sound 106<br />

Earthquakes 108<br />

Seismic surveys 109<br />

Copyright 2002 by Richard E. Chapman

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