P-SV directional impedance matrix

ID: p-sv-directional-impedance-matrix

For real frequency and both vertical wavenumbers , , let , , , and . With traction and particle velocity , each directional P wave/SV-wave field obeys . Direct displacement-potential substitution yields . The Hermitian part of is positive diagonal; thus forward/backward fluxes have opposite signs and mixed directional flux cross terms cancel.

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