651-4006-00L  Seismology of the Spherical Earth

SemesterSpring Semester 2016
LecturersA. Fichtner, M. van Driel
Periodicityyearly recurring course
Language of instructionEnglish


AbstractBrief review of continuum mechanics and earthquake modeling. Approaches to solving the momentum equation in realistic Earth models, or ways to calculate a theoretical seismogram: homogeneous wave equation; P and S waves; eikonal equation and ray tracing; surface-wave solutions; normal-mode solutions; numerical solutions.
ObjectiveAfter taking this course, students will have the background knowledge necessary to start an original research project in global theoretical seismology.
LiteratureAki, K. and P. G. Richards, Quantitative Seismology, second edition, University Science Books, Sausalito, 2002.
Dahlen, F. A. and J. Tromp, Theoretical Global Seismology, Princeton University Press, Princeton, 1998.
Lay, T. and T. C. Wallace, Modern Global Seismology, Academic Press, San Diego, 1995.
Shearer, P., Introduction to Seismology, Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Udias, A., Principles of Seismology, Cambridge University Press, 1999.