From the Somigliana waves to the evanescent waves

The Rayleigh equation has real coefficients; therefore, also the case of complex conjugated roots may be explained physically. The Author proves that the Somigliana waves may be formed for Poisson ratio values until 0.30543; for gradually less rigid media, they are missing altogether and degenerate...

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Main Author: Pietro Caloi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) 2010-02-01
Series:Annals of Geophysics
Online Access:http://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals/article/view/4652