Fundamentals of Rock Physics

Rock physics encompasses practically all aspects of solid and fluid  state physics. This book provides a unified presentation of the  underlying physical principles of rock physics, covering elements of  mineral physics, petrology and rock mechanics. After a short  introduction on rocks and minerals, the subsequent chapters cover rock  density, porosity, stress and strain relationships, permeability,  poroelasticity, acoustics, conductivity, polarizability, magnetism,  thermal properties and natural radioactivity. Each chapter includes  problem sets and focus boxes with in-depth explanations of the physical  and mathematical aspects of underlying processes. The book is also  supplemented by online MATLAB exercises to help students apply their  knowledge to numerically solve rock physics problems. Covering  laboratory and field-based measurement methods, as well as theoretical  models, this textbook is ideal for upper-level undergraduate and  graduate courses in rock physics. It will also make a useful reference  for researchers and professional scientists working in geoscience and  petroleum engineering.