Assuming the waves travel in straight lines, how far away is the center of the earthquake?
The average speeds of transverse and longitudinal waves in rock are 8.9 km/s and 5.1 km/s respectively. A seismograph records the arrival of the transverse waves 73 s before that of the longitudinal waves.
The average speeds of transverse and longitudinal waves in rock are 8.9 km/s and 5.1 km/s respectively. A seismograph records the arrival of the transverse waves 73 s before that of the longitudinal waves.
1 Answer
Jul 20, 2016
Waves becoming straight is a limit problem of amplitude tending to 0 and/or the velocity of propagation (
Explanation:
Waves become straight when amplitude tends to 0 and/or the
velocity of propagation (
When the velocity of propagation
frequency
So, in my opinion, the results for this virtual limit problem are results
for your problem.
The model is