Physics for Geologists, Second edition
Physics for Geologists, Second edition
Physics for Geologists, Second edition
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Figures<br />
Copyright 2002 by Richard E. Chapman<br />
Waves are additive<br />
The sum of the <strong>for</strong>ces acting on a static body must be zero<br />
A triangle of <strong>for</strong>ces<br />
Torque is the product of mass and the distance from the axis<br />
of rotation<br />
Density current<br />
Diagrammatic section of a stable and an unstable sequence<br />
Wall-sticking in horizontal section through the borehole<br />
Tide-generating <strong>for</strong>ces or accelerations on the surface of the<br />
Earth due to the attraction of the Moon<br />
The tractive, tide-generating <strong>for</strong>ces due to the attraction of the<br />
Moon<br />
Sea-surface topography of the Indian and Pacific oceans<br />
Sea-surface topography between Madagascar and Mauritius<br />
Idealized cross-section across a river valley showing the paths<br />
of ground-water flow from the hill to the river<br />
Profile of the water table to a producing bore<br />
The 1970 potentiometric map of Australia's Great Artesian<br />
Basin<br />
The siphon at rest<br />
The siphon at work<br />
The angle of reflection, R, is equal to the angle of incidence, i<br />
Refraction<br />
Huygen's geometric construction of the refraction path, in<br />
section<br />
Polarizer (P) and analyser (A) crossed, and inclined<br />
Diffraction of monochromatic light through a grating<br />
Diffraction of polychromatic light through a grating<br />
(diagrammatic)<br />
Geometrical optics of light paths scattered by a raindrop