Earth's Core

Veronique Dehant and Kenneth C. Creager are the authors of Earth's Core: Dynamics, Structure, Rotation, published by Wiley.

• PrefaceVdronique Dehant, Kenneth C. Creager, Shun-ichiro Karato, and Stephen Zatman  viiDedicationMichael Bergman, Jeremy Bloxham, Richard Holme, Mark Richards, Doug Wiens, and Michael Wysession ixIntroduction Vdronique Dehant, Kenneth C. Creager, Shun-ichiro Karato, and Stephen Zatman  1SeismologyThe Earth's Free Oscillations and the Differential Rotation of the Inner CoreGabi Laske and Guy Masters  5Study of Inner Core Structure and Rotation Using Seismic Records fromNovaya Zemlya Underground Nuclear TestsAnyi Li and Paul G Richards  23On the Origin of Complexity in PKP Travel Time DataB. Romanowicz, H. Tkalcic, and L. Brdger  31Three-Dimensional Structure and Differential Rotation of the Inner CoreXiaodong Song  45Inner Core Rotation: A Critical AppraisalAnnie Souriau and Georges Poupinet  65Mineral PhysicsThe Three-Dimensional Phase Diagram of IronOrson L. Anderson  83Solidification of the Earth's CoreMichael I. Bergman  105Thermodynamics of Epsilon Iron at Core Physical ConditionsSurendra K. Saxena  129Physical Properties of Iron in the Inner CoreGerd Steinle-Neumann, Lars Stixrude, and R. E. Cohen  137Geomagnetics/GeodynamicsThermal Core-Mantle Interactions: Theory and ObservationsDavid Gubbins  163The Range of Timescales on Which the Geodynamo OperatesRainer Hollerbach 181Geodynamo Modeling and Core-Mantle InteractionsWeijia Kuang and Benjamin F. Chao 193Thermal Interactions Between the Mantle, Outer and Inner Cores, and the ResultingStructural Evolution of the CoreIkuro Sumira and Shigeo Yoshida 213Decadal Oscillations of the Earth's Core, Angular Momentum Exchange, and Inner Core RotationStephen Zatman 233GeodesyCan a Stably Stratified Layer in the Core be Detected Using Seismic Normal Modes or Earth Rotation?David Crossley 241The Core and Fluctuations in the Earth's RotationS. Ponsar, V. Dehant, R. Holme, D. Jault, A. Pais, and T. Van Hoolst 251Information About the Core From Earth NutationVeronique Dehant and P.M. Mathews  263