An Introduction to the Theory of Seismology

Preface 1. Introduction 2. Elasticity Theory 3. Vibrations and Waves 4. Bodily Elastic Waves 5. Surface Elastic Waves 6. Reflection and Refraction of Elastic Waves 7. Seismic Rays in a Spherically Stratified Earth Model 8. Amplitudes of the Surface Motion Due to Seismic Waves in a Spherically Stratified Earth Model 9. The Principle of the Seismograph 10. The Construction of Travel-Time Tables 11. The Seismological Observatory 12. Seismology and the Earth's Upper Layers 13. Seismology and the Earth's Deep Interior 14. Long-Period Oscillations of the Earth 15. Earthquake Occurance 16. Seismology and Nuclear Explosions 17. Extra-Terrestrial Seismology 18. Further Topics References Index