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Entry: P wave

URI: https://registry.epos-eu.org/ncl/FAIR-Incubator/tcs-SEISMO/61

A symbol for a seismic body wave that involves particle motion (alternating compression and dilatation) in the direction of propagation. P waves travel faster than S waves and, therefore, arrive earlier in the record of a seismic event (P stands for 'unda prima' = primary wave). The particle displacement associated with P waves (for a classical linear elastic continuum in an isotropic far field) is parallel to the direction of wave propagation. For this reason, P waves are sometimes called longitudinal waves. In isotropic media, the curl of the Pwave field (i.e., rotational motion) is zero. However, this is not so in general, for instance, for anisotropic or Cosserat continua

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accepted on 10 Feb 2022 10:24:49.707

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date accepted 10 Feb 2022 10:24:49.707
date submitted 10 Feb 2022 10:16:37.395
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description A symbol for a seismic body wave that involves particle motion (alternating compression and dilatation) in the direction of propagation. P waves travel faster than S waves and, therefore, arrive earlier in the record of a seismic event (P stands for 'unda prima' = primary wave). The particle displacement associated with P waves (for a classical linear elastic continuum in an isotropic far field) is parallel to the direction of wave propagation. For this reason, P waves are sometimes called longitudinal waves. In isotropic media, the curl of the Pwave field (i.e., rotational motion) is zero. However, this is not so in general, for instance, for anisotropic or Cosserat continua
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label P wave
notation 61
register tcs sEISMO
status status experimental
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name Tendry R

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description A symbol for a seismic body wave that involves particle motion (alternating compression and dilatation) in the direction of propagation. P waves travel faster than S waves and, therefore, arrive earlier in the record of a seismic event (P stands for 'unda prima' = primary wave). The particle displacement associated with P waves (for a classical linear elastic continuum in an isotropic far field) is parallel to the direction of wave propagation. For this reason, P waves are sometimes called longitudinal waves. In isotropic media, the curl of the Pwave field (i.e., rotational motion) is zero. However, this is not so in general, for instance, for anisotropic or Cosserat continua
label P wave
notation 61
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