1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910148694203321

Autore

Cerveny Vlastislav

Titolo

Theory of Seismic Head Waves / / Vlastislav Cerveny, Ravi Ravindra

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto : , : University of Toronto Press, , [2017]

©1971

ISBN

1-4426-5266-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (329 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Heritage

Altri autori (Persone)

RavindraRavi

Disciplina

551.2/2

Soggetti

Head waves

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The Ray method -- Head waves from a single interface -- Head waves in multilayerd media -- Curved and dipping interfaces in the overburden -- Interference head waves -- Head waves by wave methods -- Appendix : some useful vector identities.

Sommario/riassunto

Head waves - also called refraction arrivals, lateral waves, or conical waves - have been used extensively in near-earthquake studies, geophysical prospecting, and deep-crustal seismological investigations. In the past, research was confined largely to the kinematic characteristics of the waves, but emphasis is now being given to the dynamic characteristics: amplitudes, spectra, and wave forms. In the last fifteen years, several new mathematical and computational techniques have been developed to study these waves.This is an advanced, technical book presenting a consistent theory of head waves, using methods developed in the famous Leningrad school under G.I. Petrashen and his colleagues. It proceeds from a consideration of the simplest problem of one interface to a study of the situation in which there are many interfaces (some of which may not be plane or parallel to one another) and the material between the interfaces is not necessarily homogenous. The method is used principally, though not exclusively, that of ray series in which the displacement vector is expressed in terms of an asymptotic series in inverse powers of frequency. The volume includes numerical data and an extensive bibliography.This book is intended as a text for graduate and senior



undergraduate students in geophysics, and as a reference work for practising seismologists and research workers.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910820543003321

Autore

Köndgen Olaf

Titolo

The codification of Islamic criminal law in the Sudan : penal codes and Supreme Court case law under Numayri and al-Bashir / / Olaf Köndgen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill, , 2018

©2018

ISBN

90-04-35708-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (480 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Studies in Islamic Law and Society, , 1384-1130 ; ; Volume 43

Disciplina

345.624

Soggetti

Criminal law (Islamic law) - Sudan

Islamic law - Sudan

Sudan

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Introduction -- A Short History of Islamic Law in the Sudan -- Sources, Structures, Procedure, Evidence, and General Principles -- Unlawful Sexual Intercourse (zinā) and Related Offenses -- Unfounded Accusation of Unlawful Sexual Intercourse (qadhf) -- Alcohol Consumption (shurb al-khamr) -- Ḥadd Theft (sariqa ḥaddiyya) -- Highway Robbery (ḥirāba) -- Apostasy (ridda) -- Homicide and Bodily Harm -- Taʿzīr -- Human Rights and Sudanese Islamic Criminal Law -- Conclusion -- Glossary of Arabic Legal Terms -- References -- Sudanese Laws and Legislative Projects -- List of Quoted Supreme Court Cases -- Indexes.

Sommario/riassunto

In The Codification of Islamic Criminal Law in the Sudan , Olaf Köndgen offers an in-depth analysis of the Sudan’s Islamized penal codes of 1983 and 1991, their historical, political, and juridical context, their interpretation in the case law of the Supreme Court, and their practical application. He examines issues that arise in sharīʿa criminal law, including homicide, bodily harm, unlawful sexual intercourse ( zinā ,



liwāṭ ), rape, unfounded accusation of unlawful sexual intercourse ( qadhf ), highway robbery ( ḥirāba ), apostasy ( ridda ), and alcohol consumption. Drawing on a wide range of primary and secondary sources, a large number of previously untapped Supreme Court cases, and interviews with judges and politicians, Köndgen convincingly explains the multiple contradictions and often surprising aspects of one of the Arab world’s longest lasting applications of codified sharīʿa criminal law. Olaf Köndgen won the DAVO Dissertation Prize 2014 for his Ph.D. thesis. \'This extremely well-documented study represents a milestone for the discussion of Islamic criminal law in the Muslim world as a whole and in the Sudan especially. Olaf Köndgen fills an academic void; his work deserves the greatest recognition, for its extraordinary quality, its thoroughness and systematic approach.\' Prof. Günter Meyer, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz