Magnitude, moment, and measurement: The seismic mechanism controversy and its resolution
This paper examines the history of two related problems concerning earthquakes, and the way in which a theoretical advance was involved in their resolution. The first problem is the development of a physical, as opposed to empirical, scale for measuring the size of earthquakes. The second problem is...
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| Language: | English |
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2018
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/88011 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/44522 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |