Short Note: The ellipticity of Rayleigh waves at infinite depth
I present an analytical formula and an approximation for the ellipticity of Rayleigh waves in a homogeneous half-space at infinite depth in terms of Poisson’s ratio. The result is compared with the corresponding formulas for surface ellipticity.
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| Language: | English |
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Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geofísica
2008-11-01
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| Series: | Geofísica Internacional |
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| Online Access: | http://www.geofisica.unam.mx/unid_apoyo/editorial/publicaciones/investigacion/geofisica_internacional/anteriores/2008/01/malischewsky.pdf |