scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1978275

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Authors Solange F. Rutz, Michael A. Slawinski, Peter L. Antonelli

Publication date 16 October 2003

zbMATH Keywords

Berwald spaceCartan spaceconnectionDouglas tensorFinsler spacegeodesicHamiltonianLegendre transformationMAPLE.Wagner space

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Global differential geometry of Finsler spaces and generalizations (areal metrics) (53C60) Applications of global differential geometry to the sciences (53C80)

Review text

The paper focuses on the applications of Finsler and Cartan geometries in seismological science, known as seismic ray theory. Within this framework, the ray paths for the propagation of seismic signals in anisotropic, nonuniform continua, are geodesics in Finsler geometry, and the velocity along the ray path is a function of both direction and position. Often, in seismic investigations the case is considered where the velocity function is separable, such that the anisotropy and nonuniformity are described by a pair of functions corresponding to angular and spatial dependence, respectively. This basic case is theoretically formalized within the Wagner Finslerian geometric structure. The present paper describes the framework and shows how the use of theory and Maple software provides a means to obtain ray velocities as functions of ray angle with exact formulas. It is notable that in this way the traditional use of polar constructions can be circumvented, since tables are constructed using explicit elasticity constants. For the entire collection see [Zbl 1017.00021].

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Uses Software

• Maple

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