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020 _a9781891389634
040 _aNISER LIBRARY
_cNISER LIBRARY
041 _aEnglish
082 _a550.34
_bAKI-Q
100 _aAki, Keiiti
245 _aQuantitative seismology
250 _a2nd ed.
260 _aNew York:
_bUniversity Science Books,
_c2002
300 _axviii,700p.
_bPbk
504 _aTable of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Basic Theorems in Dynamic Elasticity 3. Representation of Seismic Sources 4. Elastic Waves from a Point Dislocation Source 5. Plane Waves in Homogeneous Media and Their Reflection and Transmission at a Plane Boundary 6. Reflection and Refraction of Spherical Waves; Lamb’s Problem 7. Surface Waves in a Vertically Heterogeneous Medium 8. Free Oscillations of the Earth 9. Body Waves in Media with Depth-Dependent Properties 10. The Seismic Source: Kinematics 11. The Seismic Source: Dynamics 12. Principles of Seismometry Appendix 1: Glossary of Waves Appendix 2: Definition of Magnitudes Index
520 _aThis new edition of the classic text by Aki and Richards has at last been updated throughout to systematically explain key concepts in seismology. Now in one volume, the book provides a unified treatment of seismological methods that will be of use to advanced students, seismologists, and scientists and engineers working in all areas of seismology.
650 _aSeismology
_xMathematics
700 _aRichards, Paul G.
942 _cBK
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