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Discussion on the Dynamic Mechanism of Global Tectonics

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After the evolution of the Chinese continent was described, as presented in this volume, many researchers and students frequently pose the problem of the mechanisms which control the movements of the lithosphere plates, and ask why directions of movement and compression have been changed through the Earth’s history including the evolution of Chinese continent. These are major problems confronted by all geoscientists. The dynamic mechanisms of global tectonics are generally considered to lie outside the scope of courses on the tectonics of China, so that it would be possible to avoid these difficult problems in this book. However, it is not possible to discuss the dynamic mechanisms which have affected the Chinese continental plate, without considering the whole field of global tectonics. In order that readers may understand the present status of research into global tectonic mechanisms, all the reasonable hypotheses proposed in the past, and those being considered currently are reviewed, analyzed and commented upon.

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Wan, T. (2010). Discussion on the Dynamic Mechanism of Global Tectonics. In: The Tectonics of China. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11868-5_15

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