<p>Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Designed for graduate physical or biological sciences students. Theoretical basis and application of thermochronometry: derivation of diffusion equation and methods of solution, relationship between heat and mass diffusion and their simultaneous solution, Boltzmann/Matano analysis, multicomponent diffusion, closure theory; 40Ar/39Ar systematics and interpretive models, multidiffusion domain theory, petrological applications. Letter grading.</p>

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The disciplines of geology, geochemistry, geophysics, paleobiology, and space physics are concerned with the structure and evolution of the solar system, Earth, and life.

General Catalog

Geochemical Kinetics: Thermochronometry

EPSSCI210

4 units