Open AccessAgnostic geophysics
Author(s) -
A. Cook
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
annals of geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2037-416X
pISSN - 1593-5213
DOI - 10.4401/ag-3849
Subject(s) - geophysics , planet , chaotic , set (abstract data type) , geophysical fluid dynamics , geology , physics , computer science , astronomy , meteorology , artificial intelligence , programming language
The physics of the Earth and the planets itself limits the knowledge that can be obtained of it. Two principle limitations are set in inverse problems and by chaotic dynamics; examples of each are given in this essay and some implications are discussed