The Finite-Difference Modelling of Earthquake Motions : Waves and Ruptures / Peter Moczo, Comenius University, Bratislava and Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Jozef Kristek, Comenius University, Bratislava, and Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Martin Gális, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia ; with contributions by Miriam Kristekova, Emmanuel Chaljub, Martin Kaser, Peter Klin and Christian Pelties.
A systematic tutorial introduction to the finite-difference (FD) numerical modelling technique for professionals, academic researchers, and graduate students in seismology.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press,
2014.
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| Summary: | A systematic tutorial introduction to the finite-difference (FD) numerical modelling technique for professionals, academic researchers, and graduate students in seismology. |
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| Item Description: | Among all the numerical methods in seismology, the finite-difference (FD) technique provides the best balance of accuracy and computational efficiency. This book offers a comprehensive introduction to FD and its applications to earthquake motion. Using a systematic tutorial approach, the book requires only undergraduate degree-level mathematics and provides a user-friendly explanation of the relevant theory. It explains FD schemes for solving wave equations and elastodynamic equations of motion in heterogeneous media, and provides an introduction to the rheology of viscoelastic and elastoplastic media. It also presents an advanced FD time-domain method for efficient numerical simulations of earthquake ground motion in realistic complex models of local surface sedimentary structures. Accompanied by a suite of online resources to help put the theory into practice, this is a vital resource for professionals and academic researchers using numerical seismological techniques, and graduate students in earthquake seismology, computational and numerical modelling, and applied mathematics. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xx, 365 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-361) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139865142 1139865145 9781139236911 1139236911 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |