Waves And Rays In Seismology: Answers To Unasked Questions (Third Edition)

by Michael A Slawinski

Overview

This is a book on seismology dealing with advanced aspects of wave propagation in complex media. It can also be viewed as a book on mathematical modelling, wherein the accuracy of describing seismic phenomena exemplifies the modelling itself. The book gives an insight into the power of abstractness by applying the same mathematical methods and strategies to solve a variety of different physical problems. This book covers a broad range of topics in an advanced yet accessible manner. Each chapter is accompanied by a number of solved exercises, which render the book convenient for a lecturer and facilitate its use for an independent study. The details of mathematical methods are discussed in the appendices, which form a substantial portion of the book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789811226434
Publisher:	World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	12/16/2020
Pages:	656
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.38(d)

Table of Contents

Science of Seismology; Seismology and Continuum Mechanics; Hookean Solid: Material Symmetry; Hookean Solid: Effective Symmetry and Equivalent Medium; Body Waves; Surface, Guided and Interface Waves; Variational Principles in Seismology; Gravitational and Thermal Effects in Seismology; Seismology as Science; Appendices: On Strains; On Stresses; On Thermoelasticity; On Hyperelasticity; On Covariant and Contravariant Transformations; On Covariant Derivatives; List of Symbols