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Characteristics of Complex Intracontinental Sedimentary Basins

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The term “basin” is used in different sciences such as physics, chemistry, mathematics, and the geosciences. It can be generally defined as a low, attracting some process coming to rest at the deepest point or the point of minimal energy. A complicated or complex basin then is a potential surface consisting of several minima or basins separated by saddles. A challenging problem is to find out, which minima will be approached (Despa and Berry 2001; Reddy and Pratap 2003; Van Siclen 2007).

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  1. GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam, Sektion 4.3 Telegrafenberg, C425, 14473, Potsdam, Germany

    U. Bayer

  2. Hindenburgstraße 39, 30175, Hannover, Germany

    H.-J. Brink

  3. Universität Hamburg, Institut für Geophysik, Bundesstraße 55, 20146, Hamburg, Germany

    D. Gajewski

  4. RWTH Aachen University, Lehrstuhl für Geologie, Geochemie und Lagerstätten des Erdöls und der Kohle, Lochnerstraße 4-20, 52056, Aachen, Germany

    R. Littke

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  1. RWTH Aachen, Lehrst. Geologie, Geochemie u. Lagerstätten Erdöl u Kohle, Lochnerstr. 4-20, 52056, Aachen, Germany

    Ralf Littke

  2. GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam, Telegrafenberg, 14473, Potsdam, Germany

    Ulf Bayer

  3. Universität Hamburg, Institut für Geophysik, Bundesstr. 55, 20146, Hamburg, Germany

    Dirk Gajewski

  4. RWTH Aachen, Lehrst. Geologie Geochemie u. Lagerstätten Erdöl u Kohle, Lochnerstr. 4-20, 52056, Aachen, Germany

    Susanne Nelskamp

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Bayer, U., Brink, HJ., Gajewski, D., Littke, R. (2008). Characteristics of Complex Intracontinental Sedimentary Basins. In: Littke, R., Bayer, U., Gajewski, D., Nelskamp, S. (eds) Dynamics of Complex Intracontinental Basins. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85085-4_1

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