Seismic wave simulation for complex rheologies on unstructured meshes [Elektronische Ressource] / Josep de la Puente

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universita¨tDepartment of Earth and Environmental SciencesSeismic Wave Simulationfor Complex Rheologies onUnstructured MeshesJosep de la PuenteDissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen GradesDoktors der Naturwissenschaften derFakulta¨t fu¨r GeowissenschaftenLudwig-Maximilians-Universita¨t Mu¨nchenBerichterstatter der Dissertation: 1. Prof. Dr. H. Igel2. Prof. Dr. Peter MoczoVorgelegt am 2. Oktober 2007Mu¨ndliche Pru¨fung am 21. Januar 2008iAcknowledgmentsI would like to express my gratitude to all those who have made this thesis possi-ble. First of all to my supervisor Heiner Igel, for his enthusiasm, inspiration andencouragment as well as sound advice. Without his trust on me this thesis wouldhave never been possible.I am strongly indebted to my co-supervisor Martin Ka¨ser, who has worked withme shoulder to shoulder through these three years and has always been there tohelp and put me on the right track. If the product of my research is any goodis, to a large extent, thanks to him. Many thanks also to Michael Dumbser, forhis brilliant ideas and always positive thinking. Also for allowing me to use andmodify the SeisSol code.Thanks a lot to Peter Moczo for inspiration and for accepting to revise and evaluate´ ´this thesis. Also to Jean-Paul Ampuero, Jose Marıa Carcione, Dimitri Komatitschand Fabian Krzikalla for providing reference solutions.