The Roots of the Rayleigh Characteristic Equation for Rational Values of the Parameter

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14529/mmph240107

Keywords:

surface waves, Rayleigh wave velocity, roots of the characteristic equation, exact formulas

Abstract

The roots of the Rayleigh characteristic equation for surface waves are obtained under the assumption that the square of the ratio of the velocities of volume waves is a rational number. The exact formulas for the roots contain a minimum of radicals and rational numbers.

Author Biographies

Sergey Yur'evich Gurevich, South Ural State University, Chelyabinsk

Dr. Sc. (Engineering), Professor, Optoinformatics Department

Dmitriy Grigor'evich Kozhevnikov, South Ural State University, Chelyabinsk

Senior Lecturer, Optoinformatics Department

Evgeniy Valer'evich Golubev, South Ural State University, Chelyabinsk

Cand. Sc. (Physics and Mathematics), Associate Professor

Published

2024-02-11

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Short communications