Geochemical Kinetics / / Youxue Zhang.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Zhang, Youxue,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2021]; ©2009
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (664 p.) :; 5 halftones. 141 line illus. 26 tables.

This book offers a comprehensive exploration of geochemical kinetics--the application of chemical kinetics to geological problems, both theoretical and practical. Geochemical Kinetics balances the basic theories of chemical kinetics with a thorough examination of advanced theories developed by geochemists, such as nonisothermal kinetics and inverse theories, including geochronology (isotopic dating), thermochronology (temperature-time history), and geospeedometry (cooling rates). The first chapter provides an introduction and overview of the whole field at an elementary level, and the subsequent chapters develop theories and applications for homogeneous reactions, mass and heat transfer, heterogeneous reactions, and inverse problems. Most of the book's examples are from high-temperature geochemistry, with a few from astronomy and environmental sciences. Appendixes, homework problems for each major section, and a lengthy reference list are also provided. Readers should have knowledge of basic differential equations, some linear algebra, and thermodynamics at the level of an undergraduate physical chemistry course. Geochemical Kinetics is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the mathematical treatment of geochemical questions.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Preface -- Notation -- Physical Constants -- 1 Introduction and Overview -- 2 Kinetics of Homogeneous Reactions -- 3 Mass Transfer: Diffusion and Flow -- 4 Kinetics of Heterogeneous Reactions -- 5 Inverse Problems: Geochronology, Thermochronology, and Geospeedometry -- Appendix 1 Entropy Production and Diffusion Matrix -- Appendix 2 The Error Function and Related Functions -- Appendix 3 Some Solutions to Diffusion Problems -- Appendix 4 Diffusion Coefficients -- Answers to Selected Problems -- References -- Index