Fundamentals of Seismic Wave Propagation
Cambridge University Press, 6/10/2010
EAN 9780521894548, ISBN10: 0521894549
Paperback, 636 pages, 24.4 x 17 x 3.3 cm
Language: English
Originally published in English
Fundamentals of Seismic Wave Propagation, published in 2004, presents a comprehensive introduction to the propagation of high-frequency body-waves in elastodynamics. The theory of seismic wave propagation in acoustic, elastic and anisotropic media is developed to allow seismic waves to be modelled in complex, realistic three-dimensional Earth models. This book provides a consistent and thorough development of modelling methods widely used in elastic wave propagation ranging from the whole Earth, through regional and crustal seismology, exploration seismics to borehole seismics, sonics and ultrasonics. Particular emphasis is placed on developing a consistent notation and approach throughout, which highlights similarities and allows more complicated methods and extensions to be developed without difficulty. This book is intended as a text for graduate courses in theoretical seismology, and as a reference for all academic and industrial seismologists using numerical modelling methods. Exercises and suggestions for further reading are included in each chapter.
Preface
Preliminaries
Nomenclature
Symbols
Special functions
Canonical signals
1. Introduction
2. Basic wave propagation
3. Transforms
4. Review of continuum mechanics and elastic waves
5. Asymptotic ray theory
6. Rays at an interface
7. Differential systems for stratified media
8. Inverse transforms for stratified media
9. Canonical signals
10. Generalizations of ray theory
Appendix A. Useful integrals
Appendix B. Useful Fourier transforms
Appendix C. Ordinary differential equations
Appendix D. Saddle-point methods
Bibliography
Author index
Subject index.
Review of the hardback: 'I was impressed with the thoroughness and quality of this book and expect that it will become a core resource for the seismology, and to some extent broader geophysical community.' Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union