Principles of Seismology
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-62478-7 (ISBN)
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This book, first published in 2000, is an introductory text on seismology intended for upper division undergraduates and graduate students. It emphasises fundamental concepts and basic mathematical developments, and is intended to be 'student friendly'. The author explains the fundamental concepts in full detail with step-by-step development of the mathematics, although the book does assume a knowledge of vector and tensor analysis, calculus and ordinary and partial differential equations, as well as of fundamental physics, especially mechanics and elasticity theory. Simple examples, such as one-dimensional problems and liquid media are used as introductory topics. The book covers most of the fundamental topics in seismology, including seismic wave propagation, normal mode theory, ray theory approximation, body and surface waves, source mechanisms, kinematic and dynamic models and applications to the understanding of the structure of the Earth and seismotectonics. The book also contains appendices on useful mathematical tools and includes extensive problems.
1. Seismology, science of earthquakes; 2. Fundamental equations of an elastic medium; 3. Elastic waves; 4. Normal mode theory; 5. Reflection and refraction; 6. Ray theory, media of constant velocity; 7. Ray theory, media of variable velocity; 8. Ray propagation in a spherical medium; 9. Travel times and structure of the earth; 10. Surface waves; 11. Wave propagation in layered media; 12. Wave dispersion, phase and group velocity; 13. Free oscillations of the earth; 14. Anelasticity and anisotropy; 15. Earthquake parameters; 16. Source mechanism; 17. Seismic moment tensor; 18. Models of fracture; 19. Methods of source mechanism determination; 20. Seismicity, seismotectonics and seismic risk; 21. Seismographs and seismograms; Appendix 1. Vectors and tensors; Appendix 2. Cylindrical and spherical coordinates; Appendix 3. Bessel and Legendre functions; Appendix 4. Fourier transform; Appendix 5. Parameters of the earth; Appendix 6. Interior of the earth; Appendix 7. Important earthquakes; Appendix 8. Problems and exercises.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 13.1.2000 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises; 276 Line drawings, unspecified |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 175 x 247 mm |
| Gewicht | 960 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie |
| ISBN-10 | 0-521-62478-9 / 0521624789 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-521-62478-7 / 9780521624787 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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