260023 VO Physics of the earth (2015S)
Structure and physical properties of the earth
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Language: German
Examination dates
Wednesday
24.06.2015
Tuesday
14.07.2015
Monday
27.07.2015
Monday
31.08.2015
Tuesday
22.09.2015
Monday
05.10.2015
Wednesday
14.10.2015
Thursday
10.12.2015
Friday
18.12.2015
Monday
08.02.2016
Tuesday
15.03.2016
Wednesday
27.04.2016
Thursday
09.06.2016
Monday
20.06.2016
Lecturers
Classes
Vorbesprechung: MI 04.03.2015 von 10.00-10.30 Ort: Ernst-Mach-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 2. Stk., 1090 Wien
MI 10.00-11.30 Ort: Ernst-Mach-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 2. Stk., 1090 Wien. Beginn: 11.03.15Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Our Earth can be considered as a huge lab imposing extreme conditions of temperature (up to about 7000 K) and pressure (about 350 GPa in the core) to the materials in its interior. With the development of large volume multi-anvil presses in Japan and the diamond anvil cells in the United States we learned a lot about the inner workings of our Earth. In the lecture we want to review these developments and explain the main features of our Earth, like the structure and composition, pressure- temperature and density distribution as well as the most important equations of state. We also plan to discuss about the origin of the Earth magnetic field, i.e. the so called Geodynamo.
Assessment and permitted materials
Oral examination
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Understanding the physics of the Earth interior.
Examination topics
Corresponding to the type of the course.
Reading list
Wird am Beginn der Lehrveranstaltung vereinbart.
Association in the course directory
MaV 6, LA-Ph212(3), LA-Ph212(4)
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