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Principles of Seismology
Agustín Udías,Elisa Buforn
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Principles of Seismology
Agustín Udías,Elisa Buforn
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The second edition of Principles of Seismology has been extensively revised and updated to present a modern approach to observation seismology and the theory behind digital seismograms. It includes: a new chapter on Earthquakes, Earth's structure and dynamics; a considerably revised chapter on instrumentation, with new material on processing of modern digital seismograms and a list of website hosting data and seismological software; and 100 end-of-chapter problems. The fundamental physical concepts on which seismic theory is based are explained in full detail with step-by-step development of the mathematical derivations, demonstrating the relationship between motions recorded in digital seismograms and the mechanics of deformable bodies. With chapter introductions and summaries, numerous examples, newly drafted illustrations and new color figures, and an updated bibliography and reference list, this intermediate-level textbook is designed to help students develop the skills to tackle real research problems.
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- Cover
- Half-title page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- 1 Seismology, the science of earthquakes
- 2 Earthquakes, Earth structure, and dynamics
- 3 Instrumentation and digital data processing
- 4 Basic concepts and equations of an elastic medium
- 5 Waves in an infinite elastic medium
- 6 Reflection and refraction
- 7 Body wave propagation in layered media
- 8 Ray theory. Media of constant velocity
- 9 Ray theory. Media of variable velocity
- 10 Ray theory. Spherical media
- 11 Travel times and the structure of the Earth
- 12 Surface waves
- 13 Wave dispersion. Phase and group velocities
- 14 Free oscillations of the Earth. Theory and observations
- 15 Anelasticity and anisotropy
- 16 Focal parameters of earthquakes
- 17 Basic theory of earthquake mechanism
- 18 The seismic moment tensor
- 19 Simple models of fracture
- 20 Methods of determination of source mechanisms
- 21 Seismicity, seismotectonics, seismic risk, and prediction
- Appendix 1 Vectors and tensors
- Appendix 2 Cylindrical and spherical coordinates
- Appendix 3 Bessel and Legendre functions
- Appendix 4 Fourier and Laplace transforms
- Appendix 5 Parameters of the Earth
- Appendix 6 The interior of The Earth
- Appendix 7 Important earthquakes
- Bibliography
- References
- Index