Classics of Elastic Wave Theory

Classics of Elastic Wave Theory (SEG Geophysics Reprint Series No. 24) brings together for the first time 16 key papers on elastic wave theory, starting with Hooke's 1678 "Potentiva Restitutiva, or Spring," and grouped into five historical periods through the mid-20th century. These papers, which often are hard to find, all are presented here in English. This volume explores fundamentals of theory by Hooke, Navier, Cauchy, Green, Kelvin, Stokes, and Betti; key early papers on anisotropy by ...