Seismology
(Course No.: Phy 628 Full Marks: 100
Nature ofthe course: Theory Pass Mark: 40
Year ill
from perfect eesti
‘model
Vibration and waves: 2.1 Vibrations of systems with one degree of
freedom, 2.2 Vibration of systems
i of pl
2.5 Energy in plane wave motion. 2.6 Two di
3.1. P and $ waves, 3.2 Inclusion of the seismic
ia: Spherical source, Green function, represen
m, 3.3 Form of ground motion in an
fects of elastic
3.7 Damping
as of a sphere: 4.1 Waves
‘waves. Stonley waves, Love
ultiple layers and sources,
‘of an clastic sphere, 4.5
of incident SH waves, P wav
save incident against the fre
6. Seismic rays in a spherically stratified earth model; 6.1 The parameter
p of a seismic ray, 6.2 Rays in inhomogeneous media. the eikonal
‘equation. 6.3 Relations between p, (, T for a given family of rays, 64
Special velocity distribution; curvature of a seismic ray, rays in a
homogenous medium. circular rays, Mohorovicc's law, 6.5 Theory of
travel times in near earthquakes.
‘corresponding to cusps
seismographs, Telemetry
9. Construction of trav
sarthquake local
ination of hypocenters “and
‘xistence of a
10. Earthquake
‘earthquakes.
7Seismology
5.
Course No = Phy 628 Full Marks: 100
Nature ofthe course: Theory Pass Mark: 40
Year ll
6
Course description
ing ftom the theory of
generated and propagated
homogenous medium, cireular rays. Mohorovicies law, 6,5 Theory of
travel ties in near earthquakes
7. Amplicades ofthe surface motion due to seismic waves in a
course gives insight on the
seismic studies in Nepal
Course Contents; ‘
1. Blasticty theory : 1.1 Analysis of sess and strain, 1.2 The equation of
plane boundary, 4.2 Rayleigh waves, Stonley waves, Love
waves. 4.3 Surface waves in the presence of multiple layers and sources,Atmospheric Physics
‘Course No- Phy 629 ull Marks: 100,
Pass Mark: 40
Year ll
seismic moment, moment tensor
cours is to provide basie knowledge of the atmosphere. It
erested Lo purse higher
is offered to students t0
‘Course Contents:
1. ‘The atmosphere:
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seismology, Cambria
An introduction 0 the theory of
D. - Physics of the Earth. Jonn Wiley and Sons. New York.
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