True Polar Wander, Geotesselation and Earth Structure

地球寻求最小化其旋转能量， 守恒角动量：最惊人的预测 其结果是真极移（TPW）。 这项建议是 系统地了解TPW及相关 转动能减少影响，通过理论 考虑以下问题：（一）地理镶嵌：什么 特定的板块构造模式（如果有的话）是 TPW的后果？比如说，一个人能理解N-S吗 主要俯冲带的走向？(ii)联轴器：TPW是否需要 岩石圈和地幔的相互（"锁定"）旋转，或者这些 分开搬吗初步工作表明，锁定的TPW是 强制性;需要进行更全面的分析。(iii)是套 受地球自转的影响？ 数量级 计算表明，答案可能是肯定的，至少对一个 适度的程度。线性稳定性分析和近似有限 振幅分析建议支持或反驳这一点 猜想(iv)TPW和TPW之间有什么关系 和地磁或古地磁数据吗(v)我们能理解 特殊的环境有利于或抑制了真实的地球的TPW？

The Earth seeks to minimize its rotational energy while conserving angular momentum: the most striking predicted consequence of this is true polar wander (TPW). This proposal is to develop a systematic understanding of TPW and related rotational energy reduction affects, by a theoretical consideration of the following: (i) Geotesselation: What particular plate tectonic patterns (if any) are characteristic of the consequences of TPW? Can one, for example, understand the N-S trend of major subduction zones? (ii) Coupling: Does TPW require mutual ("locked") rotation of lithosphere and mantle or can these move separately? Preliminary work suggests that locked TPW is mandatory; a more complete analysis is needed. (iii) Is mantle circulation affected by earth rotation? Order-of-magnitude calculations suggest that the answer may be yes, at least to a modest degree. Linear stability analysis and approximate finite amplitude analyses are proposed to bolster or disprove this conjecture. (iv) What relationship, it any, is there between TPW and geomagnetic or paleomagnetic data? (v) Can we understand what particular circumstances favor or inhibit TPW of the real Earth?