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The aim of this work is to examine the critical loci which govern the limits to the depths to which a Rayleigh wave can penetrate into a Half-space. Both interior and surface sources are considered. The corresponding critical regions for the existence of these waves play a vital role in more complicated problems such as the calculation of the reflection and transmission coefficients of Rayleigh waves in a wedge.
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Viswanathan, K. The domain of penetration of Rayleigh waves in Lamb's problem. PAGEOPH 101, 67–73 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00876775
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