"A major addition to the literature on Solid Earth Geophysics ... strongly recommended ... to anyone interested in the very important field of the equations state of solids, especially as it relates to geophysical problems." -- Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

• PART I: Thermal Physics; 1. The Free Energy and the Grüneisen Parameter; 2. Statistical Mechanics and the Quasiharmonic Theory; 3. Thermoelastic Parameters at High Compression; 4. Thermal Expansivity at High P and T; 5. Oxides that are Debye-Like Solids; PART II: The Isothermal Equation of State; 6. Finite Strain; 7. Constraining Parameters to Get the Equation of State; 8. Equations of State from the Interatomic Potential; 9. Shear Velocities at High Pressure; PART III: Thermal Properties at High Pressure; 10. The Thermal Pressure; 11. Melting; 12. Shocked Solids; 13. Thermodynamic Functions

"A major addition to the literature on Solid Earth Geophysics ... strongly recommended ... to anyone interested in the very important field of the equations state of solids, especially as it relates to geophysical problems." -- Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

• PART I: Thermal Physics; 1. The Free Energy and the Grüneisen Parameter; 2. Statistical Mechanics and the Quasiharmonic Theory; 3. Thermoelastic Parameters at High Compression; 4. Thermal Expansivity at High P and T; 5. Oxides that are Debye-Like Solids; PART II: The Isothermal Equation of State; 6. Finite Strain; 7. Constraining Parameters to Get the Equation of State; 8. Equations of State from the Interatomic Potential; 9. Shear Velocities at High Pressure; PART III: Thermal Properties at High Pressure; 10. The Thermal Pressure; 11. Melting; 12. Shocked Solids; 13. Thermodynamic Functions

"A major addition to the literature on Solid Earth Geophysics ... strongly recommended ... to anyone interested in the very important field of the equations state of solids, especially as it relates to geophysical problems." -- Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

• PART I: Thermal Physics; 1. The Free Energy and the Grüneisen Parameter; 2. Statistical Mechanics and the Quasiharmonic Theory; 3. Thermoelastic Parameters at High Compression; 4. Thermal Expansivity at High P and T; 5. Oxides that are Debye-Like Solids; PART II: The Isothermal Equation of State; 6. Finite Strain; 7. Constraining Parameters to Get the Equation of State; 8. Equations of State from the Interatomic Potential; 9. Shear Velocities at High Pressure; PART III: Thermal Properties at High Pressure; 10. The Thermal Pressure; 11. Melting; 12. Shocked Solids; 13. Thermodynamic Functions