Download or read book Modelling Critical and Catastrophic Phenomena in Geoscience written by Pratip Bhattacharyya and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-09-07 with total page 531 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a broad survey of models for critical and catastrophic phenomena in the geosciences, with strong emphasis on earthquakes. It assumes the perspective of statistical physics, which provides the theoretical frame for dealing with complex systems in general. This volume addresses graduate students wishing to specialize in the field and researchers working or interested in the field having a background in the physics, geosciences or applied mathematics.