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Chaos, fractals, nonlinear phenomena in Earth sciences
Author(s) -
Turcotte Donald L.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
reviews of geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 8.087
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1944-9208
pISSN - 8755-1209
DOI - 10.1029/95rg00290
Subject(s) - geophysics , nonlinear system , turbulence , fractal , geology , physics , fluid dynamics , statistical physics , classical mechanics , mathematics , mechanics , mathematical analysis , quantum mechanics
Many problems in geophysics can be solved using linear equations. Examples include seismic waves, the earth's gravity and magnetic field, and problems involving heat flow and elasticity. However, other problems are essentially non linear; the classic example is fluid turbulence. In the past twenty years major advances have been made in the understanding of nonlinear problems. In the past four years many of these advances have been applied to geophysical problems.