Physics of Sedimentology: Textbook and Reference

by Kenneth J. Hsü

Book Overview

This textbook explains sedimentological processes via the fundamental physics that underlies the actual mechanisms involved. The applicability of fundamental principles, such as Newton's Three Laws of Motion, the Law of Conservation of Energy, the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics, and of other physical relations in hydraulics and groundwater hydrology is illustrated by discussions of natural processes which form sediments and sedimentary...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3540206205
• ISBN13: 9783540206200
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.3"