Note on the Necessary Conditions for P and S Wave Propagation in a Homogeneous Isotropic Elastic Solid
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The proof that being irrotational/solenoidal is sufficient for a displacement field in a homogeneous isotropic elastic solid to be propagated as a P/S wave is utterly familiar. Because a proof of the necessity of these conditions seems not to be given in standard texts, we here present a simple argument that this is the case.
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OpenAlex topics: Elasticity and Material Modeling · Elasticity and Wave Propagation · Thermoelastic and Magnetoelastic Phenomena
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