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while at the inner core boundary it gives the constraint
D 1 x 1 ( a )
+
D 2 x 2 ( a )
+
D 3 x 3 ( a )
=
0,
(7.50)
= v i ( a )
+ y 5 i ( a ). For n
=
ff
for n
1 with x i ( a )
0, the second solution does not a
ect
the radial displacement and the second equation of the system (7.45) gives
dV 1 , 0
dr
dV 1 , 0
dr
1
w 1 ( a )
1
G ρ 0 ( a + )y 11 ( a )
( a + )
( a + ).
D 1
=
=
(7.51)
The radial coe
cient of the radial displacement at the inner core boundary is then
1
G ρ 0 ( a + )
dV 1 , 0
dr
( a + ).
y 1,0 ( a )
=
D 1 y 11 ( a )
=
(7.52)
Comparison with expression (7.47) gives h 1 I 0 =
0and
g 0 ( a )
G ρ 0 ( a + ) a .
h 2 I
=−
(7.53)
0
Under the subseismic condition, (7.50) is replaced by
D 1 x 1 ( a )
+
D 2 x 2 ( a )
=
0,
(7.54)
where
y 21 ( a )
ρ 0 ( a + ) 0,
x 1 ( a )
= g 0 ( a )y 11 ( a )
x 2 ( a )
=
0.
(7.55)
Thus, D 1 =
0 and there is no degree-zero deformation field in the inner core, so
dV 1,0 ( a + )/ dr
0 in agreement with (7.52). D 2 may be non-zero, representing the
usual freedom of choice for the reference level of a potential.
The neglect of flow pressure fluctuations involved in the subseismic condition
leads to χ =−
=
V 1 , from (6.176), so the generalised potential is equal to the change
in gravitational potential. Further, the boundary values of χ n and the derivatives of
V 1, n are no longer independent but are linearly related. If the shell were rigid, we
would expect V 1, n to be proportional to 1/ r n + 1 at the core-mantle boundary, while
if the inner core were rigid, we would expect V 1, n to be proportional to r n at the
inner core boundary. Thus, we would expect the linear relations
b n dV 1 , n
dr
1)χ n ( b )
( b )
( n
+
=
0
(7.56)
a n dV 1 , n
dr
n χ n ( a + )
( a + )
+
=
0,
(7.57)
 
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