Geomathematics: Theoretical Foundations, Applications and Future Developments

• Main Author: Agterberg, Frits (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Quantitative Geology and Geostatistics, 18
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Geochemistry.; Geology > Statistical methods.; Structural geology.; Mineral resources.; Paleontology.; Earth Sciences.; Quantitative Geology.; Mineral Resources.; Structural Geology.

This book provides a wealth of geomathematical case history studies performed by the author during his career at the Ministry of Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada (NRCan-GSC). Several of the techniques newly developed by the author and colleagues that are described in this book h...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• Preface
• 1. Complexity of the Geological Framework and Use of Mathematics
• 2. Probability and Statistics
• 3. Maximum Likelihood, Lognormality and Compound Distributions
• 4. Correlation, Method of Least Squares, Linear Regression and the General Linear Model
• 5. Prediction of Occurrence of Discrete Events
• 6. Autocorrelation and Geostatistics
• 7. 2D and 3D Trend Analysis
• 8. Statistical Analysis of Directional Features
• 9. Automated Stratigraphic Correlation, Splining and Geological Timescales
• 10. Fractals
• 11. Multifractals and Singularity Analysis
• 12. Selected Topics for Further Research
• Index.