Gravity, magnetic and electromagnetic gradiometry : strategic technologies in the 21st century / Alexey V. Veryaskin.

Περιλαμβάνει βιβλιογραφικές παραπομπές.

1. Gravity gradiometry -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. History and recent developments -- 1.3. Classification of existing gravity gradiometers -- 1.4. Gravity gradiometry applications

2. Magnetic gradiometry -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. History and recent developments -- 2.3. Direct string magnetic gradiometer developments -- 2.4. Advantages of measuring the magnetic gradients -- 2.5. Magnetic gradiometry applications

3. Electromagnetic gradiometry -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. EM gradiometry in geophysical prospecting -- 3.3. A novel EM gradiometric technique for early detection of breast cancer -- 3.4. Passive EM gradiometry

4. Selected topics of gravity, magnetic and electromagnetic gradiometry -- 4.1. Spatial coordinates and reference frames -- 4.2. Gravity field spatial gradients : representation and properties -- 4.3. Gravity gradient tensor for arbitrary ellipsoid -- 4.4. A simple torsional oscillator in inhomogeneous gravity field -- 4.5. Noise analysis and problems of optimum detection in gravity gradiometry -- 4.6. Moving-base gradiometry without gradiometers : back to the future -- 4.7. Electromagnetic gradiometry application examples.

Gradiometry is a multidisciplinary area that combines theoretical and applied physics, ultra-low noise electronics, precision engineering, and advanced signal processing. Applications include the search for oil, gas, and mineral resources, GPS-free navigation, defence, space missions, and medical research. This book provides readers with a comprehensive introduction, history, potential applications, and current developments in relation to some of the most advanced technologies in the 21st Century.