Surface waves are a type of seismic wave that travels along the Earth's surface. They are one of the primary types of waves generated by earthquakes, and they typically cause the most damage during seismic events. Surface waves are slower than body waves (which travel through the Earth's interior) but have larger amplitudes and longer durations, leading to significant ground shaking. There are two main types of surface waves: 1. **Love Waves**: Named after A.E.H. Love, who studied them.
The Dyakonov–Voigt wave refers to a type of electromagnetic wave that propagates in a birefringent medium. This phenomenon is named after the researchers Mikhail Dyakonov and Ya. P. Voigt, who studied the behavior of waves in certain anisotropic materials. In a birefringent medium, the speed of light differs depending on the polarization state of the light and the direction of propagation.
The Goubau line is a type of transmission line that operates based on the principle of surface wave propagation. It is characterized by its ability to guide electromagnetic waves along its surface, making it particularly useful for microwave and millimeter-wave frequencies. The Goubau line consists of a single wire (or conductor) that is typically surrounded by a dielectric material, which allows for efficient energy transmission with minimal losses.
A Scholte wave is a type of surface wave that propagates along the interface between a solid and a fluid, or through a solid that is in contact with a semi-infinite medium. Named after the Dutch physicist A. Scholte, these waves occur in situations where an elastic solid is in contact with a liquid or gas, such as the bottom of a body of water, and have applications in fields such as geophysics, materials science, and engineering.
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