First published in 1982 Don Turcotte and Jerry Schuberts <strong>Geodynamics</strong> became aclassic textbook for several generations of students of geophysics... » 

First published in 1982 Don Turcotte and Jerry Schuberts Geodynamics became aclassic textbook for several generations of students of geophysics and geology.In this second edition the authors bring this text completely uptodate.Important additions include a chapter on chemical geodynamics an updatedcoverage of comparative planetology based on recent planetary missions and avariety of other new topics. Geodynamics provides the fundamentals necessaryfor an understanding of the workings of the solid earth describing themechanics of earthquakes volcanic eruptions and mountain building in thecontext of the role of mantle convection and plate tectonics. Observations suchas the earths gravity field surface heat flow distribution of earthquakessurface stresses and strains and distribution of elements are discussed. Thisnew edition will once again prove to be a classic textbook for intermediate toadvanced undergraduates and graduate students in geology geophysics and earthscience. «