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1st ed. |
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1 online resource (xxi, 401 pages) : illustrations, portraits (some color) |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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Handbook of geophysical exploration. Section I, Seismic exploration, 0950-1401 ; v. 34 |
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Handbook of geophysical exploration. Section I, Seismic exploration ; v. 34. 0950-1401
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| Summary |
This book seeks to explore seismic phenomena in elastic media and emphasizes the interdependence of mathematical formulation and physical meaning. The purpose of this title - which is intended for senior undergraduate and graduate students as well as scientists interested in quantitative seismology - is to use aspects of continuum mechanics, wave theory and ray theory to describe phenomena resulting from the propagation of waves. The book is divided into three parts: Elastic continua, Waves and rays, and Variational formulation of rays. In Part I, continuum mechanics are used to describe the material through which seismic waves propagate, and to formulate a system of equations to study the behaviour of such material. In Part II, these equations are used to identify the types of body waves propagating in elastic continua as well as to express their velocities and displacements in terms of the properties of these continua. To solve the equations of motion in anisotropic inhomogeneous continua, the high-frequency approximation is used and establishes the concept of a ray. In Part III, it is shown that in elastic continua a ray is tantamount to a trajectory along which a seismic signal propagates in accordance with the variational principle of stationary travel time. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-373) and index. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Seismic Waves and Rays in Elastic Media; Copyright Page; Contents; Part I: Elastic continua; Introduction to Part I; Chapter 1. Deformations; Chapter 2. Forces and balance principles; Chapter 3. Stress -- strain equations; Chapter 4. Strain energy; Chapter 5. Material symmetry; Part II: Waves and rays; Introduction to Part II; Chapter 6. Equations of motion: Isotropic homogeneous continua; Chapter 7. Equations of motion: Anisotropic inhomogeneous continua; Chapter 8. Hamilton' s ray equations; Chapter 9. Lagrange's ray equations; Chapter 10. Christoffel' s equations |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Seismic waves.
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Continuum mechanics.
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Seismology -- Mathematics.
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Ondes sismiques.
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Mécanique des milieux continus.
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NATURE -- Earthquakes & Volcanoes.
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Seismology & Volcanism.
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Continuum mechanics
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Seismic waves
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Seismology -- Mathematics
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Slawinski, M.A. (Michael A.), 1961- Seismic waves and rays in elastic media. 1st ed. Oxford : Pergamon, 2003 0080439306 9780080439303 (OCoLC)52621447 |
| ISBN |
9780080439303 |
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0080439306 |
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0080540899 |
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9780080540894 |
| Standard No. |
DEBBG BV039831805 |
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DEBBG BV042309047 |
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DEBSZ 367773244 |
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DEBSZ 482437839 |
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NZ1 12433257 |
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NZ1 15191587 |
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UKMGB 017584907 |
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