Ray tracing by simulated annealing: Bending method
Abstract
We propose a new ray-tracing method based on the concept of simulated annealing. Using this method, we find rays between fixed sources and receivers that render traveltime globally minimal. With our method, we are able to construct rays and their associated traveltimes to satisfactory precision in complex media. Furthermore, our algorithm can be modified to calculate rays of locally minimum traveltime, such as reflected rays, by constraining the ray to pass through a set of points that we are free to specify.
Citation
Bona, Andrej and Slawinski, Michael and Smith, Peter. 2009. Ray tracing by simulated annealing: Bending method. Geophysics. 2: pp. 25-32.
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Geophysics
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Department of Exploration Geophysics
Faculty of Science and Engineering
WA School of Mines
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Published by the Society of Exploration Geophysicists
© 2009 Society of Exploration Geophysicists
The link to the journal’s home page is at : http://segdl.org/geophysics/
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