1. Introduction; 2. Mechanisms of elastic media; 3. Elastic waves in simple media; 4. Earth structure and earthquake location; 5. Free oscillations; 6. The seismic source; 7. Plate tectonic theory; Appendix; Bibliography; References; Index.
"This excellent book grew from a course taught by David Gubbins to
physics undergraduates at Cambridge. The objectives of this course
were to provide physics undergraduates with a broad introduction to
geophysics and to bring them to the forefront of the subject.
Seismology and Plate Tectonics does not cover all the aspects of
geophysics and it does not present all the techniques currently
used in seismology, but it is, and by extremely far, the best
introduction to earthquake seismology." Geophysics
"A suitable text is long-needed for an introductory seismology
course in most geoscience departments where many of the students
are not necessarily majoring in seismology only. I found the new
book by David Gubbins to be an excellent choice to meet the need.
Concentrated on basic seismology and the techniques by which the
original research was done, this volume can be a graduate-level
text for either a general earth science student who wants a good
understanding of seismology, or a seismology major who needs an
introduction to more theoretical treatments..." PAGEOPH
"...this is an excellent book for graduate students in the
geosciences....Among the existing textbooks on seismology,
Gubbins's has a secure and interesting place, just filling that
critical space between the elementary text, too trivial for the
informed, and the specialized text, too informed for the beginner."
Jose A. Rial, American Scientist
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