Details of ES4207 (Spring 2025)
| Level: 4 | Type: Theory | Credits: 4.0 |
| Course Code | Course Name | Instructor(s) |
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| ES4207 | Mineral Physics | Gaurav Shukla, Swastika Chatterjee |
| Preamble |
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| None |
| Syllabus |
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| Introduction to thermodynamics: Laws of thermodynamics and thermodynamic
potentials. Energetics and Mineral Stability: Energy changes in mineral transformation, Entropy (configurational, electronic, vibrational), Gibbs free energy and equilibrium. Solid solutions: Enthalpy and free energy, equilibrium phase diagram, chemical potential, order-disorder. Kinetics of mineral processes: energy and entropy, rate equation and rate constant, determination of activation energy. Exsolution: Homogeneous and heterogeneous nucleation in solids, kinetics, growth of precipitate, accommodation of strain, TTT diagrams, spinodal decomposition. Equation of state: Finite strain, Birch-Murnaghan equation of state, Grneisen parameter and Mie- Grneisen equation of state, Thermal equation of state with harmonic and quasi-harmonic approximation, linear elasticity and generalized Hookes law. A brief introduction to density functional theory (DFT) and its applications to mineral systems. |
| References |
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| References:
1. Introduction to Physics of Earths Interior, 2 nd edition, 2000, by Jean-Paul Poirier, Cambridge University Press. 2. Thermodynamics in Earth and Planetary Sciences, First edition, 2007, by Jibamitra Ganguly, Springer 3. Introduction to Mineral Sciences, First edition, 1992, by Andrew Putnis, Cambridge University Press. |
Course Credit Options
| Sl. No. | Programme | Semester No | Course Choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IP | 2 | Not Allowed |
| 2 | IP | 4 | Elective |
| 3 | IP | 6 | Not Allowed |
| 4 | MP | 2 | Not Allowed |
| 5 | MP | 4 | Not Allowed |
| 6 | MR | 2 | Not Allowed |
| 7 | MR | 4 | Not Allowed |
| 8 | MS | 10 | Elective |
| 9 | MS | 4 | Not Allowed |
| 10 | MS | 6 | Not Allowed |
| 11 | MS | 8 | Elective |
| 12 | RS | 1 | Elective |
| 13 | RS | 2 | Elective |