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An elementary procedure is described for the analysis of unsteady wave motions in a half-space which result from given conditions of excitation at a plane boundary thereof; this involves a single integral transformation of the basic wave equation and the use of known solutions for the consequent version of same, and does not entail any complex variable calculation. Illustrative applications of the procedure are detailed for specific cases of two-dimensional and cylindrically symmetric motions, and prior representations of the solution are established in a unified manner.
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Levine, H. A note on problems of wave generation in semi-infinite media by surface forces. Appl. Sci. Res. 28, 207–222 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00413068
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