Modelling mountain building: Wrinkles and creases in thin layers of viscoplastic fluid
Thomasina Ball (University of Warwick)
Thursday 6th November 14:00-15:00
Maths 311B
Abstract
Wrinkles or creases in the surface of a material are indicative of compression. For example, on Earth, mountain ranges formed due to the plate tectonics exhibit regular spaced folds on the surface. In this talk I will discuss some of the theoretical and experimental approaches we have taken to describe the process of mountain building by modelling it as a viscoplastic fluid (a material with solid and fluid-like properties).
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