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Potential theory in gravity and magnetic applications / Richard J. Blakely.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Stanford-Cambridge programPublication details: Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1995.Description: 1 online resource (xix, 441 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781615832231
  • 1615832238
  • 052141508X
  • 9780521415088
  • 9781316178003
  • 1316178005
Other title:
  • Potential theory in gravity & magnetic applications [Cover title]
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Potential theory in gravity and magnetic applications.DDC classification:
  • 550/.1/5159 22
LOC classification:
  • QC808.5 .B53 1995eb
Other classification:
  • 31.40
  • 38.70
  • 38.71
  • 38.73
  • RB 10115
  • UT 2350
  • 16,13
  • GEO 500f
Online resources:
Contents:
The potential -- Consequences of the potential -- Newtonian potential -- Magnetic potential -- Magnetization -- Spherical harmonic analysis -- Regional gravity fields -- The geomagnetic field -- Forward method -- Inverse method -- Fourier-domain modeling -- Transformations.
Summary: This text bridges the gap between the classic texts on potential theory and modern books on applied geophysics. It opens with an introduction to potential theory, emphasising those aspects particularly important to earth scientists, such as Laplace's equation, Newtonian potential, magnetic and electrostatic fields, and conduction of heat. The theory is then applied to the interpretation of gravity and magnetic anomalies, drawing on examples from modern geophysical literature. Topics explored include regional and global fields, forward modeling, inverse methods, depth-to-source estimation, ideal bodies, analytical continuation, and spectral analysis. The book includes numerous exercises and a variety of computer subroutines written in FORTRAN. Graduate students and researchers in geophysics will find this book essential.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-435) and index.

The potential -- Consequences of the potential -- Newtonian potential -- Magnetic potential -- Magnetization -- Spherical harmonic analysis -- Regional gravity fields -- The geomagnetic field -- Forward method -- Inverse method -- Fourier-domain modeling -- Transformations.

Print version record.

This text bridges the gap between the classic texts on potential theory and modern books on applied geophysics. It opens with an introduction to potential theory, emphasising those aspects particularly important to earth scientists, such as Laplace's equation, Newtonian potential, magnetic and electrostatic fields, and conduction of heat. The theory is then applied to the interpretation of gravity and magnetic anomalies, drawing on examples from modern geophysical literature. Topics explored include regional and global fields, forward modeling, inverse methods, depth-to-source estimation, ideal bodies, analytical continuation, and spectral analysis. The book includes numerous exercises and a variety of computer subroutines written in FORTRAN. Graduate students and researchers in geophysics will find this book essential.

WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650

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