Principles of seismology / Agustín Udías.
Principles of seismology / Agustín Udías.
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New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Date
1999.
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T0390193
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English
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Physical content
xiv, 475 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. Seismology, the 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 mediu...
App. 5. Parameters of the Earth -- App. 6. The interior of the Earth -- App. 7. Important earthquakes.
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New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1999.
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"This book is an introductory text on seismology intended for advanced undergraduates and graduate students."--BOOK JACKET. "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 differe...
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Principles of seismology / Agustín Udías.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Transferred from N551.22/60.
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T0390193
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74Vv8PqxD683
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ISBN
0521624789(pbk.) :
9780521624343
0521624347
9780521624787 (pbk.)
0521624789 (pbk.)
9780521624343(cased) :
0521624347(cased) :
9780521624787(pbk.) :
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551.22
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991014093669702626
