1st Edition
by Edward S. Krebes (Author)
Perfect
for senior undergraduates and first-year graduate students in
geophysics, physics, mathematics, geology and engineering, this book is
devoted exclusively to seismic wave theory. The result is an invaluable
teaching tool, with its detailed derivations of formulas, clear
explanations of topics, exercises along with selected answers, and an
additional set of exercises with derived answers on the book's website.
Some highlights of the text include: a review of vector calculus and
Fourier transforms and an introduction to tensors, which prepare readers
for the chapters to come; and a detailed discussion on computing
reflection and transmission coefficients, a topic of wide interest in
the field; a discussion in later chapters of plane waves in anisotropic
and anelastic media, which serves as a useful introduction to these two
areas of current research in geophysics. Students will learn to
understand seismic wave theory through the book's clear and concise
pedagogy.
