Computational Methods for Geodynamics (Hardcover)

Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Basic concepts of computational geodynamics; 2. Finite difference methods; 3. Finite volume method; 4. Finite element methods; 5. Spectral methods; 6. Numerical methods for solving linear algebraic equations; 7. Numerical methods for solving ordinary differential equations; 8. Data assimilation methods; 9. Parallel computing; 10. Modelling of geodynamic problems; Appendix A. Definitions and relations from vector and matrix algebra; Appendix B. Spherical coordinates; Appendix C. List of computer codes and how to access them; References; Index.