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Displacement reflection from an interface between two inviscid elastic liquids

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For a P-wave incident at angle θ from a liquid (ρ,c,λ) onto (ρ′,c′,λ′), with transmitted angle θ′ obeying Snell law for elastic and acoustic waves,
R=λ′sin2θ+λsin2θ′λ′sin2θ−λsin2θ′​.
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No reflection is equivalent to ρ′c′cosθ=ρccosθ′.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2022 / ii / Paper 2 / 40C / c / iii / Solution

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