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Relief
Geomorphological theories
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The concept of equilibrium has been frequently used in geomorphological studies in different contexts of drivers, processes and relief shapes. It is a concept with different meanings, which entail various underlying theoretical approaches to the definition. Nevertheless seem to converge towards an equivalence of forces manifest in a given geomorphological system. In this paper, which is part of the author’s doctoral thesis, the main approaches given to the concept of equilibrium by different authors have
been characterized from the 19th to the early 21st century. Among the conclusions of this review include: (i) the concept of equilibrium in geomorphology is derived from the Newtonian conception of equality (balance) of forces; (ii) such a Newtonian conception is common to many authors from the 19th century to now in the metodological terms
although there is different treatment on how to assessequilibrium condition of the relief; (iii) the challenging issue around the relief equilibrium analysis and itsoperationalization in terms of shapes, materials and processes.
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