Abstract
A material is said to be anisotropic if its properties, when measured at the same point, change with direction. Anisotropy is exhibited in its pure form in crystals. A crystal’s properties are governed by the periodic structure of its atoms. The study of anisotropic behavior of crystals has greatly helped understanding seismic anisotropy of sedimentary rocks and fractured zones. With this perspective, some salient points of anisotropy in crystals are introduced first.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2004 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Upadhyay, S.K. (2004). Anisotropy Models of Sedimentary Sections and Characteristics of Wave Propagation. In: Seismic Reflection Processing. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-09843-1_5
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-09843-1_5
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-642-07414-1
Online ISBN: 978-3-662-09843-1
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive