Inhaltsangabe1 Introduction.- 2 Proper Reference Frames: Hotspots, Paleomagnetism, Paleoclimate.- 3 Plate Kinematic and Reconstruction Fundamentals.- 4 Kinematic and Reconstruction Modeling with Continuously Varying Parameters.- 5 An Inverse Model.- 6 Hotspot Trace Patterns.- 7 Contemporary Stress Fields.- 8 Observed and Predicted Stress Orientations from Plate-Hotspot Motions.- 9 Paleomagnetic Reference Frame.- 10 Back-Arc Spreading Centers.- 11 Hotspot Reference Frames: The "Necessity" of Mesoplates.- 12 Mesoplates and the Origin of Hotspots.- 13 Fracture Reservoirs and Intraplate Stresses.- 14 Conclusion.- References.- Supplementary References: Additional Sources for Appendix 5.- Appendix 1: Derivation of Instantaneous Pole and Angle of Plate Motion from an Analytic Finite Rotation Functions.- Appendix 2: Relative and Hotspot Plate Reconstruction Parameters.- Appendix 3: Calculated Reconstruction and Kinematic Parameters.- Appendix 4: Isotopic Ages from Inferred Hotspot Traces.- Appendix 5: Paleostresses.

Introduction.- Proper Reference Frames: Hotspots, Paleomagnetism, Paleoclimate.- Plate Kinematic and Reconstruction Fundamentals.- Kinematic and Reconstruction Modeling with Continuously Varying Parameters.- An Inverse Model.-Hotspot Trace Patterns.- Contemporary Stress Fields.- Observed and Predicted Stress Orientations from Plate-Hotspot Motions.- Paleomagnetic Reference Frame.-Back Arc Spreading Centers.- Hotspot Reference Frames: The Necessity of Mesoplates.- Mesoplates and the Origin of Hotspots.-Fracture Reservoirs and IntraplateStresses.- Conclusion.