Rayleigh Waves

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Rayleigh waves are seismic surface waves of low frequency that make the ground shake in an elliptical motion, with amplitude decreasing with depth.

External Links

Surface Wave (ScienceWorld)
Rayleigh-Lamb Wave (ScienceWorld)
Rayleigh, John William Strutt (ScienceWorld)
Built to Last: Understanding Earthquake Engineering (Wolfram Blog)

Permanent Citation

Enrique Zeleny, Yu-Sung Chang
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​"Rayleigh Waves"​
​http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/RayleighWaves/​
​Wolfram Demonstrations Project​
​Published: December 5, 2011