Table of Contents

PrefaceCh. 1Historical Introduction3Ch. 2Continuum Mechanics25Ch. 3Equations of Motion56Ch. 4Normal Modes109Ch. 5Seismic Source Representation146Ch. 6Anelasticity and Attenuation193Ch. 7Rayleigh-Ritz Method237Ch. 8Spheroidal and Toroidal Oscillations257Ch. 9Elastic and Anelastic Perturbations327Ch. 10Synthetic Seismograms363Ch. 11Love and Rayleigh Waves405Ch. 12Mode-Ray Duality451Ch. 13Perturbation Theory537Ch. 14Mode Splitting and Coupling596Ch. 15Body-Wave Ray Theory669Ch. 16Surface-Wave JWKB Theory737App. AVectors and Tensors811App. BSpherical Harmonics838App. CGeneralized Spherical Harmonics877App. DWhole Earth Catalogue932Bibliography967Index999

About the Author

F. A. Dahlen is Professor of Geophysics in the Department of Geosciences at Princeton University. Jeroen Tromp is Professor of Geophysics in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University.

Reviews

"[G]raduate students and their supervisors for years to come will turn with gratitude to Theoretical Global Seismology... The theoretical seismology in this book is not merely an intellectual achievement of a very high order, it is driven by the need to understand our planet and will be the basis of applied seismology and other practical studies of wave generation and propagation for decades to come."--Paul G. Richards, Nature "Tony Dahlen and Jeroen Tromp have written a treatise, Theoretical Global Seismology, that is authoritative and comprehensive... Theoretical Global Seismology is a masterpiece and I strongly recommend it to every seismologist. Other geophysicists would do well to become acquainted with its contents, because its methodology extends far beyond seismology. After reviewing the book, I am pleased to report that dog-ears have appeared on my copy."--Freeman Gilbert, EOS "...[T]his book is a remarkable achievement and, thanks to PUP, a great value. If you are a global seismologist, there is no excuse for not having this book on your bookshelf--and you should even read most of it! If you are a graduate student, this beast will take a little effort to absorb, but be assured--this really is the right way to think about global seismology."--Guy Masters, Seismological Research Letters