A path integral formulation of acoustic wave propagation

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 353-363

  Schlottmann, R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Green's functions; Inhomogeneous media; Synthetic seismograms; Wave equation; Wave propagation

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE; SEISMIC WAVE; SYNTHETIC SEISMOGRAM; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0032986791     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1999.00793.x     Document Type: Article

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