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Rayleigh wave

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A Rayleigh wave is a type of surface wave that travels along the surface of a solid medium, such as the Earth. Named after the British scientist Lord Rayleigh, who studied these waves in the 19th century, Rayleigh waves are one of the three primary types of seismic waves generated by earthquakes, the other two being P-waves (primary or compressional waves) and S-waves (secondary or shear waves).

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