Energetics of the Earth -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Energy Sinks -- HEAT FLOW -- VOLCANIC HEAT -- METAMORPHIC HEAT -- STRAIN ENERGY -- EARTHQUAKES -- POTENTIAL ENERGY -- UPLIFT OF MOUNTAINS -- PLATE TECTONICS -- KINETIC ENERGY OF ROTATION -- SUMMARY -- 2 Energy Sources -- ORIGINAL HEAT -- GRAVITATIONAL ENERGY -- CORE FORMATION -- TIDAL FRICTION -- RADIOGENIC HEAT -- CRUSTAL HEAT VERSUS MANTLE HEAT -- SUMMARY -- 3 Temperatures Within the Earth -- THE UPPER MANTLE -- THE LOW-VELOCITY ZONE -- GEOTHERMS FROM NODULES IN KIMBERLITE -- THE MANTLE'S TRANSITION ZONES -- THE LOWER MANTLE -- LAYER D -- LAYER D -- THE OUTER CORE -- COMPOSITION OF THE CORE -- TEMPERATURE FROM AN EQUATION OF STATE -- THE ADIABATIC GRADIENT -- THE TEMPERATURE AT THE INNER CORE-OUTER CORE BOUNDARY -- THE MELTING POINT OF IRON -- MELTING IN THE FE-S SYSTEM -- SUMMARY -- 4 Dynamics of the Core -- STABILITY OF THE CORE -- CAUSES FOR CONVECTION -- ENERGY REQUIREMENTS OF THE GEOMAGNETIC DYNAMO -- EFFICIENCY OF A STEADY-STATE THERMAL DYNAMO -- AN IMPROVED ESTIMATE OF EFFICIENCY -- THE ENTROPY BALANCE EQUATION -- THE GRAVITATIONAL DYNAMO -- GRAVITATIONAL ENERGY -- VOLUMETRIC RELATIONS -- HEAT OUTPUT OF THE CORE -- 5 Core-Mantle Interactions -- EFFICIENCY OF THE MANTLE -- CONVECTION PATTERNS IN THE MANTLE -- CONVECTIVE PATTERN FOR DISTRIBUTED SOURCES OF HEAT -- HEAT FROM THE CORE -- ADDITIONAL FACTORS IN CONTROLLING THE FLOW -- TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE OF PHYSICAL PROPERTIES -- THE VON ZEIPEL INSTABILITY -- EFFECTS OF SURFACE PLATES -- EFFECTS OF PHASE TRANSITIONS IN THE MANTLE -- INFLUENCE OF THE CORE ON CONVECTION IN THE MANTLE -- INFLUENCE OF THE MANTLE ON CONVECTION IN THE CORE -- SOME FINAL REMARKS -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index.