Unearthing Fermi's geophysics : based on Enrico Fermi's geophysics lectures of 1941 / Gino Segrè and John Stack.
| Author/creator |
Segrè, Gino author. |
| Other author/creator | Stack, John (Physicist), author. |
| Other author/creator | Fermi, Enrico, 1901-1954. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2021. |
| Copyright Notice | ©2021 |
| Description | xiii, 285 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Introduction -- Gravity and precession of the earth -- Thermodynamics of the earth's atmosphere -- Loss of planetary atmosphere -- Liquid drop physics -- Coriolis effects in the earth's atmosphere -- Thermal properties and radiation at the earth's surface -- Thermal properties of the ocean -- Gravity waves -- Tide physics -- General properties of earthquakes -- Seismic waves and seismology -- Surface seismic waves and oscillations of the earth -- Radioactivity and the earth's interior -- The physics of heat flow in the earth -- Earth magnetism -- Atmospheric electricity -- Waves and plasma in the earth's high atmosphere. |
| Abstract | "Nobel Prize-winning physicist Enrico Fermi (1901-1954) is known for his work on experimental particle physics, quantum theory, and statistical mechanics; his contributions to the Manhattan Project during World War II; and for his particular ability to condense complicated problems into approximations for understanding and testing theory in a variety of scientific disciplines. This book is unusual for two reasons; first it is essentially a reconstructed course book from Fermi's notes by two physics professors, Gino Segrè and John Stack, including photographic facsimiles of Fermi's handwritten calculations. Second, it is on a topic, geophysics, that we do not usually associate with Fermi"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2021013461 |
| ISBN | 9780226805146 hardcover |
| ISBN | 022680514X hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | QC806 .S44 2021 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |