Quantitative SeismologySecond Edition
Quantitative Seismology"The
continued popularity of this text is testament to the meticulous detail with
which important mathematical formulas are derived; there simply is nothing of
any importance that is glossed over or omitted."
--Pure and Applied Geophysics, 2005 (162)
"An
excellent study and reference book for seismologists well-grounded in the
methods of mathematical physics. This updated version of Aki and Richard's
classical geophysical text deserves a place in every serious geophysicist's
library."
--The Leading Edge
"For more than twenty years, Aki and Richards' classic has maintained its
position as the most complete and accessible text on theoretical seismology.
Now brought up to date throughout, and with several completely revised chapters,
this book will remain "The Bible" of the subject for years to come."
--Bruce R. Julian, USGS
"An important renewal of a classic geophysics text. The clarity of
the chapters that describe fundamental seismic wave propagation remains undiminished."
--Jeffrey Park, Yale University
"Still the preeminent text on
analytic theory and methods in seismology."
--D.J. Andrews, USGS
From reviews of the
first edition:
"This truly exquisite
text/monograph provides advanced students and professionals with
a wonderfully detailed and comprehensive but lucid account of
physical, mathematical and instrumentational principles that lie
at the quantitative heart of modern seismology...An extraordinary
publishing event."
--Sci Tech Book News
This new edition of the classic
text by Aki and Richards has at last been updated throughout to systematically explain key concepts in seismology. Now in one
volume, the book provides a unified treatment of seismological
methods that will be of use to advanced students, seismologists,
and scientists and engineers working in all areas of
seismology.
The Authors
Kei Aki, left, and Paul Richards on the occasion of Kei Aki's retirement from academia. Until
his death in 2005, Keiiti
Aki resided on Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean. His distinguished
career included faculty appointments for many years at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology and the University of Southern California. Paul Richards has taught and
conducted research for many years at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth
Observatory, where his work has turned to methods of monitoring earthquakes and
underground nuclear explosions. His current research is focused on
improving the accuracy with which earthquakes and explosions are routinely
located around the world. [Photo
courtesy of Tom Henyey and John McRaney.]
