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Record 1 2003-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
  • Geophysics
DEF

The statement that a seismic wave will follow the path between two points that takes less time than variations of this path.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
  • Géophysique
CONT

Le principe de Fermat établit que le chemin (qui est perpendiculaire au front d'onde) parcouru par une onde entre deux points est le trajet correspondant à un temps minimum du point de départ au point d'arrivée de l'onde. Ce trajet n'est pas nécessairement le plus court possible dans le domaine spatial [...]

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