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bodyp

pressure

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body\rho

density

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bodyS

entropy

and the derivative isa take at consant : S= \mbox{const}is taken at constant entropy: 

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= \mbox%7Bconst%7D
.

It differs for p-wave and s-wave:

p-waves-wave


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\mbox{v}_p = \sqrt{ \frac{K + \frac{4}{3} G}{\rho} }



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\mbox{v}_s = \sqrt{ \frac{G}{\rho}}


where

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body\rho

density

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bodyK

Bulk modulus

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bodyG

Shear modulus

See also

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Physics / Mechanics / Continuum mechanics / Mechanical waves / Body wave / Speed of Sound

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