Dr. Dragana Chernih, Professor
Course content:
Seismological, geological, tectonic, gravimetric, geomagnetic, geoelectric, geothermal. Earth as solid celestial body: shape, size, mass, proper rotation, moment of inertia, moment of momentum (angular moment). The Earth as a solid deformable body: tectonic forces, relief creation, isostasy, earthquakes, own oscillations. Vertical and lateral change of composition, density, temperature, isotropic pressure, deviatoric stresses, rheological properties and physical processes in the Earth's interior; creation and properties of the Earth's magnetic, electric and thermal fields. Telluristic currents. Tsunami. Hypotheses about the creation of the Earth.